The Lush Life (Samantha Jamison Mystery Book 8) by Peggy A. Edelheit

Author:Peggy A. Edelheit [Edelheit, Peggy A.]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Publisher: Telemachus Press, LLC
Published: 2014-11-16T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 33

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I was making another cup of coffee at the coffee maker when someone said, “Hurry up. I’m desperate.”

Mona looked like hell. The minute I filled my cup, she gently but firmly shoved me aside to make one for herself.

“He snored louder than a buzz saw,” she said irritably.

I tried not to laugh, but failed. “Broken nose and all?”

In response, she gave me an arched brow.

I returned one of my own. “What’d you expect? He’s drugged all the time. And last night, all the wine he had. He shouldn’t have drank to begin with. You didn’t stop him.”

“Bad enough I listen to his moaning,” she countered.

“I haven’t heard complaints on those fringe benefits.”

“Well, he did keep me distracted previously...”

“Seriously, you think he’s as harmless as he lets on?”

“I thought about that and dug deeper.”

“How, if he gave you an alias?”

“I dug into his wallet,” she said grinning.

“Good move.”

“Should have done it sooner, but my attention was...”

“I know, distracted before his unfortunate accident.”

“No reason to check Teddy further after he came clean to Martha about why he was here. Plus, at the hospital his insurance card went through and the nurse kept calling him Mr. Pirelli. But after last night at the dinner table, I got curious to know more about him. I can’t explain it, but something didn’t feel right. So I decided to tear apart his wallet. Initially he told me his name was Teddy Pirelli.”

“And now you know that wasn’t exactly true.”

“His license read Anton T. Pirelli.”

“There’s something more, isn’t there?”

“Something more interesting.”

“What?”

“He hails from Tony’s neighborhood.”

“Are we talking same town?”

“Yes. I’m thinking possibly connected like Tony.”

“Well, he hasn’t done anything yet, has he?” I asked.

“That’s just it. No. Plus, I asked around and made a few side calls to my people. No convictions under that name.”

“He could just be a naïve actor/model like he claimed.”

Mona laughed. “Who got innocently caught up in this?”

“Not likely, huh? Especially after he lied to you.”

Like I’ve said before, I didn’t know, nor did I want to know who Mona’s people were. As long as I was never arrested in the process, I was good to go.

“Oh!” said Mona. “Miss Scarlett complained you’re out of Southern Comfort. Want me to go buy some for you?”

“Would you, Mona? That would be great.”

“You do realize you’d have to babysit you-know-who.”

I had books to inspect... “When are his next pills due?”

“Don’t worry,” said Mona. “I just gave them to him.”

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