Triple Threat by Jinty James

Author:Jinty James
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: baking mystery with Norwegian Forest Cat, amateur sleuth detective series coffee shop café cats, cozy mystery police love interest small town, New release cozy cat cupcake mystery, Culinary kitty cat crime cozy mystery, Small town murder mystery humorous with cats
Publisher: Jinty James
Published: 2022-03-22T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 10

The next morning, Zoe enthused about her new air fryer.

“It’s amazing! I cooked the most perfect steak for Chris last night.”

“You did?” Lauren looked at her.

“I cooked one for myself too – they both fitted in the fryer at once – and it was delicious!”

“Did you hear the timer?” Lauren couldn’t resist teasing gently.

“Yep. I was working on my script in the kitchen, and it was loud enough to break my concentration.”

“That’s good.”

“And Chris and I looked at our honeymoon options. We can afford a seven-night cruise to the Caribbean, or a week in Puerto Rico or Florida. Now I’m having trouble deciding.”

“What about Chris?” Lauren asked.

“He said he doesn’t mind out of those three options. And they all sound good to me. I’m leaning toward a cruise, but I don’t want to get seasick. I don’t want Chris getting seasick, either.”

“That would be a shame,” Lauren sympathized.

“Well anyway, we’ll have fun deciding.” Zoe smiled, then changed the subject. “Hey, did you tell Mitch about Detective Castern getting pickpocketed yesterday morning?”

“I did.” Lauren’s lips curved with amusement as she remembered her husband’s laughter.

“Did he tell you anything new about Cee Cee’s murder?”

“Not really.” Mitch had been a little frustrated by his lack of progress on the case. “They’re checking everyone out who placed an ad in last week’s issue.”

“That’s us!” Zoe stared at her with wide eyes.

“You’re right.” With everything that had happened, she couldn’t believe she’d forgotten. She hadn’t even thought of it when they’d looked at Ms. Tobin’s copy of the Gazette yesterday.

“Is our ad in it?” Zoe zipped to the counter and picked up their issue that she’d bought that morning. Rustling the pages noisily, she stabbed her finger on a back page. “Yep, we are. Right next to Gus, and the handmade shop.”

Lauren leaned over her cousin’s shoulder and checked the ad. It was exactly as she remembered writing it out at the newspaper office.

“It doesn’t seem to have done much for business yesterday,” Zoe remarked.

“Give it time,” Lauren replied. “People probably have a lot more on their mind since we placed the ad.”

“Like Cee Cee’s death and the pickpocket.” Zoe nodded.

“Brrt!”

There was a knock on the oak and glass door.

Lauren glanced at her watch. “Oops. We should have opened five minutes ago.” She hurried over to the door and unbolted it. “Sorry.” She found herself apologizing to Gus, the mechanic, wearing old jeans and a faded T-shirt.

“Hi,” Zoe greeted him with a smile. “Did that other guy buy Zoe Two?”

“He did.” Gus chuckled. “Thanks to your ideas about painting it red. Didn’t quibble about the price, either.”

“That’s great,” Lauren said.

“What can we get you?” Lauren glanced around the café for Annie, but her fur baby was nowhere to be seen. Then she vaguely remembered that a few minutes ago, she’d shimmied through the cat flap into the private hallway that led to the cottage. Perhaps she’d wanted some privacy for a moment?

“A large latte sounds good.” His gaze strayed to the small chalkboard promoting their pumpkin spice mocha.

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