The Housewife Assassin's Garden of Deadly Delights by Josie Brown

Author:Josie Brown [Brown, Josie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Signal Press
Published: 2015-03-09T06:00:00+00:00

It’s late enough that by the time we get home from delivering the carcasses to Acme, Aunt Phyllis, Jeff, and Evan have already gone to bed.

At least, I presume so. I’ve just crawled into my side of the bed when my phone buzzes. It’s our home security app, alerting me that the back door has opened.

A break-in is worthy of détente with Jack. I nudge him. When he rolls over, I hold my index finger against my mouth so that he doesn’t make a sound when he sees what’s on my cell phone screen: two figures can barely be made out, inching through the kitchen to the great room.

He nods, and rolls out of his side of the bed, crouching down so that he can pull his gun from under the vault concealed within the mahogany bed frame. I do the same on my side.

Silently, we open the bedroom door.

The intruders are taking the steps, one by one—

Until they hit the one step that creaks. They freeze.

Jack flips the light switch.

Evan and Mary stand there, blinking.

I feel angry, and betrayed.

And, yes, I’m scared. What the hell has been going on, under my roof?

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