Till Death Do Us Purl by Anne Canadeo

Author:Anne Canadeo [Canadeo, Anne]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Mystery, C429, Extratorrents, Kat
ISBN: 9781439191439
Publisher: Gallery Books
Published: 2012-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

Maggie arrived at the shop the next morning and stood for a few moments on the front porch, thinking about cold-weather pansies. Shouldn’t they be in the nursery soon? She was eager to brighten up the storefront with some flowers.

The new window display was attractive, she decided. The amigurumi birds were cute and the knitting tote looked bountiful. She wasn’t sure if it had attracted any new customers, though.

But staring at it suddenly gave her an idea of how she might lure Jeremy’s former flame and lab partner over for a chat. A long shot, but worth a try, she decided.

As usual, she’d arrived well before nine, and left the front door sign flipped to the closed position, SORRY WE MISSED YOU! WE’RE RESTING OUR NEEDLES RIGHT NOW.

She liked time alone in the morning to survey her cozy kingdom. She put on a pot of coffee and looked over the displays, making sure the stock was arranged to its best advantage. She turned to the counter next. A respectable pile of forms filled the basket by the register. Several people had thrown their names in to win the knitting tote in the window. She’d planned to keep it out there a while longer before announcing the winner.

But there would be two raffle baskets now. Fair or not, she already knew who the winner of the one in the window would be.

With the shop arranged to her standards, Maggie sat down with her coffee cup and the phone receiver, preparing for her performance.

She was glad Phoebe was not working this morning. It was best to do things like this alone, without answering a million questions. An audience would have made her too self-conscious.

She had already looked up At-Las Technologies online the night before and jotted down the phone number. She’d also Googled Erica Ferris, but didn’t find out much more than she already knew. Erica did have a PhD after her name and had published many scientific articles. Most had to do with something called polymers. Maggie had Googled Jeremy, too, and found even more credits for articles on his pages.

Maggie dialed the number and was soon connected to Erica. “Dr. Ferris?” she asked boldly. “This is Maggie Messina. I’m calling from the Black Sheep Knitting Shop.”

“Are you selling something? I’m not interested . . . How do you people get office phone numbers anyway? Isn’t there some sort of law—”

“Please don’t hang up. I’m not a salesperson. This is important.” Maggie spoke quickly, hoping to catch her attention. “You’ve won a prize. A Black Sheep ‘You Can Knit! Starter Kit’—a complete set of needles, a bag, how-to books, and enough high-quality yarn to complete two beginner patterns. And three free knitting lessons,” she said quickly.

The scientist did not answer for a long moment. Now she really has hung up, Maggie thought.

“There must be some mistake. I never entered any contest at a knitting shop. You must have the wrong number.”

“I don’t. I’m sure of it,” Maggie insisted. “Maybe someone entered your name without your knowing.

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