Two Sleuths are Better Than One (a Danger Cove Crossover Mystery) by Elizabeth Ashby

Author:Elizabeth Ashby
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: cozy mystery, romantic suspence, small town msytery, crossover event, two sleuths
Publisher: Gemma Halliday Publishing

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I didn't have a chance to let that scary possibility really sink in before I got a text from Cary to say I was needed at the salsa demonstrations. I excused myself and hurried off to see what the latest crisis was. Fortunately, it was nothing more than the mayor wanting to hand off the paperwork for some new entries in the nontraditional category before he left for the day.

Once I'd taken the entries and the mayor was called away by a constituent who wanted a few minutes of his time, I thought about what Keely had said. It was possible that Coach Andy's killer might be targeting me next. I had to tell Merle. He would worry, but I couldn't keep something like that a secret from him, even if it was only speculation.

On my way back up the hill to the market and the Pear Stirpes stall, I was stopped by Meri Sinclair, the young owner of the local bookstore, Dangerous Reads. She was petite, with dark hair in a short bob.

"Did you know the latest Elizabeth Ashby book was just released?" she asked. "I saved a copy for you, Maria."

"Thanks. I'll stop by the store later in the week."

"Or I could bring it to you next Saturday," Meri said. "I won't have my tent set up for sales, but I'll be here for the salsa contest. Which I'm going to win, just in case you were wondering. No one can beat what I call my 'dangerously delicious' roasted tomatillo salsa."

"Cassidi thinks she's going to win too," I said.

"Fortunately there are multiple categories, and we won't be competing directly," Meri said. "Otherwise, if my recipe beat hers, I don't want to think what might happen the next time I got my hair done."

"I had no idea how worked up people could get about a friendly little competition," I said. "I'm sure you and Cassidi are just teasing each other, but Jack Condor seems to think his whole future rests on winning the contest. Apparently he's never made salsa before in his life, and I'm not sure he's even eaten it, so I'm afraid he's in for a big disappointment."

"You'll never make me feel sorry for Condor," Meri said. "Did you hear what he did to the quilt guild a while back? Evicted them from their meeting place on a moment's notice. It all worked out, for them and for me. Their new location is near the bookshop, so a lot of the members stop in before or after the meetings. I assigned a whole shelf to quilt history books, and I can hardly keep it filled."

"I hope Condor's efforts to win the salsa contest have equally good effects on the market," I said. "Might balance out some bad luck."

"You mean because of what happened to Coach Andy yesterday?" Meri asked. "That's not the market's fault."

"Did you know the coach?"

"Not him personally, but his wife was a customer. She special-ordered quite a few business books from me."

"I heard she had her own business, but no one seems to know anything about it.

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