To Catch a Witch_A Wishcraft Mystery by Heather Blake

Author:Heather Blake [Blake, Heather]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Amazon: B078M3J5D1
Publisher: Crooked Lane Books
Published: 2018-08-07T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fifteen

“How is Harper feeling today?” Angela Curtis asked as soon as I walked into Spellbound.

Harper had called her yesterday afternoon to ask if she could take over the bookshop for the week—and told her why she needed the help. Angela hadn’t hesitated to accept the challenge. Mimi had stepped up as well, offering to take on more shifts. Between the two of them, the shop was in good hands.

“She seems a bit better. Well, she seems a bit less … pitiful.”

“Poor thing.” She pushed up the long sleeve of a shirt with the words “The book was better” printed on it. “It must be killing her to sit still. Especially after these past few months of running herself ragged.”

Anyone close to Harper knew exactly how ragged. “She was okay for the first few hours. Mostly because she was asleep. Now she’s getting twitchy.”

“I bet. Does she want visitors? I can sit with her for a while. Entertain her with Spellbound tales. Like the woman who was in here yesterday using her phone to photograph all the recipes out of a dessert book. Or the guy who spilled his coffee on a new hardcover release, then tried to get a discount because the book was stained.”

“Oh, no.”

“Oh, yes,” she said, smiling.

“It’s probably best you save those stories until Harper is back at work. Otherwise she’ll be tempted to move her bed into the shop to keep an eye on things.”

“That’s true. But you know she’s probably already watching.” Angela pointed to a camera tucked discreetly into a high corner.

“I’d forgotten she added cameras.” I waved at the one facing me, then took the opportunity to ask about Quinn’s alibi. “I bet the camera captured Quinn Donegal yesterday morning. She was in here, right?”

“Yeah, not long before the Mad Dash started, to use the restroom. You should get a refund from the porta potty company, by the way.”

I couldn’t tell her it hadn’t been the company’s fault. Angela, as far as I knew, was mortal. There was no talking magic around her. Not even Vince’s black magic. “I’ll look into that. Did you happen to see which direction Quinn went when she left?”

“No, she actually asked if she could go out the back door—to avoid the crowd out front. It was crazy out there yesterday.”

The alley that ran behind the shops had paths leading to the square between Spellbound and Lotions and Potions, near the Pixie Cottage, and at the far end of the square, near the Gingerbread Shack. Which also just happened to be near the trailhead Abby had taken into the Enchanted Woods. Which way had Quinn gone? Back to the square? Or into the woods? “An understatement,” I finally said.

“I heard the news about poor Abby Stillwell. I can’t imagine who’d want to hurt her. Does Nick have any suspects?”

“Not really. Right now, he’s questioning everybody.”

“I just keep thinking about the last time she was in here. She bought a stack of wedding magazines. She was practically glowing. I thought I’d be hearing about an announcement soon.

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