A SWEET SPOONFUL OF CYANIDE: A Brightwater Bay Cozy Mystery (book 3) by unknow
Author:unknow
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Freeform Publishing
Published: 2018-02-23T05:00:00+00:00
BY THE NEXT MORNING, another storm had rolled in, turning the sky leaden and blotted by thick, dark clouds masking the sun. Claire didnât mind the clouds. There was a texture and variety of the seasons here in the Pacific Northwest that was new and wonderful to her, and she even loved the wintry rain.
After sheâd gotten home the night before, Claire had spent a couple of hours on her laptop. Sheâd read as much as she could about cyanide poisoning, even though she hadnât learned a whole lot more than sheâd found in the diner. Sheâd also looked at the Facebook pages of the Park family, all while muttering to herself that the family really should get Michaela to help them with their security. Her page was the only one that was set up to prevent Claire from seeing every detail of her life.
It had become an easy routine to either meet Scott at the Dogwood Café for breakfast or to have him pick her up, and this time she drove herself. In the back of her car, she had four boxes of baked goods, all picked out with the intent of making a condolence call on the Park family. She hoped that her offerings wouldnât be rejected because of what happened with the cake, but Scott said heâd heard already that no one believed the bakery was responsible for killing her. Claire hoped the members of the Park family felt the same way.
Lucy greeted them at the caféâs door with a grin and then led them directly to Darryl Portmanâs booth. He was in full uniform, and eating toast with two eggs over easy and a side of bacon. As soon as they slid into the booth Claire ordered the same. There was no reason to waste time looking over the menu when there was news to be had.
âSo...â she said with a wicked grin. âTell us.â
He winced as he swallowed, then said, âWhat? You havenât heard yet? I wouldâve thought the news would be all over town by now.â
Claireâs eyes widened. âWell, that sounds interesting. What happened? Weâll find out sooner or later, so you might as well give in and just tell us.â
Darryl hemmed and hawed a bit, but Scott sided with Claire. âYou know sheâs right, Darryl.â
âWell, hereâs the deal,â Darryl said. âIt was quite a meeting. It turns out the money was split between the children. The fly in the ointment was how Mrs. Park decided to split it.â
Scott and Claire exchanged exasperated glances as Lucy placed the coffee in front of them. Finally, Claire asked, âAnd how was it split?â
âThatâs the extra interesting part. She had a will that was about twenty-two years old, and then had a new one written just after Helen had Michaela. That version took Helen out of the inheritance and left her with nothing. All the money that would have been Helenâs was moved over to Ethan.â
Claire wasnât surprised to hear what that meant, and she could see by Scottâs face he wasnât any more surprised than she, but equally disgusted.
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