The Haunted Island (A Lin Coffin Mystery Book 9) by J A Whiting

Author:J A Whiting [Whiting, J A]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Whitemark Publishing
Published: 2018-07-13T23:00:00+00:00

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Lin and Viv strolled up Main Street to a neighborhood on the edge of Nantucket town where Viv’s antique Cape house was located. A white picket fence encircled her front yard and flowers bloomed in the gardens and rested over the top of the fence. Viv’s flower boxes overflowed with pink, violet, and white impatiens and geraniums which gave the home a cozy look.

Inside, the dog and cat sat up from their snooze in the sunlit living room blinking their eyes and stretching before welcoming the young women back to the house. Viv and Lin pet the animals and then headed for the kitchen to make a simple meal of grilled cheese sandwiches and tomato soup. Nicky and Queenie were fed and let out on the wide deck at the back of Viv’s home to enjoy the soft, warm air and the setting of the sun.

When the meal was ready, the cousins carried plates and glasses to the deck table, lit the candles, and sat down to eat.

“I’m starving,” Lin bit into her cheesy sandwich. “I’ve been getting up earlier than usual to meet Leonard and get the landscaping work done. We have so many clients now, it’s getting harder to complete the day’s work at a reasonable hour.”

“Maybe you need to hire some help. You can’t do everything yourselves,” Viv said as she poured some wine into her glass. “There are only so many hours in the day. Leave the more advanced projects for you and Leonard and hire some people to take care of the lawn mowing, weeding, and planting.”

“We should do that.” Lin yawned. “I’ll talk to Leonard about it.”

“John and I are going to have a romantic weekend at an inn in ‘Sconset in a few weeks,” Viv said with a smile. “John said he’s been so busy that he feels like a chicken with his head cut off. He wants some quiet time for us to be together.”

Lin smiled. “That’s wonderful. He can’t go nonstop. I’m glad he recognizes that he needs to take some time to relax.”

“I was happy to hear the suggestion.” Viv dipped her spoon into her soup bowl. “I was getting worried that everything else took priority over me.”

“Has John decided what he’s going to do about a boat?” Lin asked.

Viv waved her hand around in the air. “I don’t think he knows what he wants to do. He says he needs more space. He’s lived on that boat of his for years. Why does he suddenly need more space?”

“If he gets a bigger boat, he’ll just end up filling it with stuff he doesn’t need.” Lin grinned. “It’s like a house. The more space you have, the more you buy and store.”

“We should all live more simply,” Viv looked over at the dog and cat relaxing in the grass next to each other. They kept their eyes on a squirrel running up and down the tree, but neither one saw any need to bother the creature.

Viv had made brownies in

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