The Mysteries by Lisa Tuttle

Author:Lisa Tuttle
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
ISBN: 9780553901283
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Published: 2005-03-01T05:00:00+00:00

16. Peri

I shook my head in answer to Laura's question.

“I'm not sure,” I hedged. “There are some things about Peri's disappearance that remind me of—this other case, but it could be coincidence, or someone deliberately trying to mislead.”

“Who?”

“Whoever's behind it. Mider, whoever he is. Or this friend of yours, Polly—I can't work out why she sent you to me.”

“I could ask her, if you want. But it's obvious: She knows somebody you worked for, and that person raved about you to Polly, so when I wanted a detective, naturally she thought of you.”

That sounded reasonable, but it wasn't. Until now, I'd never had another case remotely like my first, and I couldn't think of anyone, besides myself, who would think there were similarities between Peri's disappearance and Amy's. Who was it who'd thought I had “unique qualifications”—and what were they?

I stared thoughtfully at what was left of the pizza.

“Go ahead,” she said.

“Oh, no, that's yours. I've already eaten my half.”

She reached over to the box and pried away another slice, which she added to her plate. “That's all I'll want. You have the rest.”

I didn't need to be told twice. “Why don't you tell me a little more about Polly Fruell.”

She looked doubtful, so I said, “I've never had a fan before. This is very exciting for me.”

She laughed. “Boy, you've really got that self-deprecating British thing, don't you. I thought you had to be raised over here to get like that. Are you telling me you don't have satisfied customers? That's not good.”

“Of course I have satisfied customers.” But I thought of poor Janis Lettes, Linzi Slater's mother, as I spoke, and my protest lacked conviction.

Laura rolled her eyes. “So what can I tell you about Polly?”

“You could start with how you came to know her.”

“Well, if you really want to hear about it . . .”

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