A Tango Before Dying Georgie Shaw Cozy Mystery #7 (Georgie Shaw Cozy Mystery Series) by Anna Celeste Burke

Author:Anna Celeste Burke [Burke, Anna Celeste]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-01-31T05:00:00+00:00

11 Fancy Footwork

I almost nodded off in the car on the way home except that the events of the day kept intruding. We’d managed to leave before the final performance of the evening which I’m quite sure was as well done as everything else. Katrina Milan is a superb choreographer, and Kathleen Fowler had helped keep everything moving despite all the fancy footwork that they’d employed to handle unexpected trouble today.

Apparently, the sniping between them hadn’t undermined their ability to work together. I could say almost the same thing about Detective Spencer and her partner. The way she ordered him around didn’t make them the best cop buddies I’ve ever seen. Since I became involved with Jack, I’ve met quite a few at gatherings with his colleagues.

A whiff of sea air drifted in through Jack’s window that he’d rolled down a little. I could hear the pounding of the waves above the dull roar of traffic at this hour. We were back in Crystal Cove. Jack seemed preoccupied or maybe just tired.

“You aren’t worrying about Julie Spencer, are you? She seemed more appreciative than exasperated about the additional information we shared with her. I’m sorry our wily waiter pal escaped, but LAPD hasn’t had any better luck locating him.”

“That’s certainly true. I’m not sure how they missed the opportunity to interview him since if we have the timing right, a coworker dropped off the card from Madame Chantel around the same time the police paid him a visit.”

“Maybe they didn’t miss him, and he simply hid until they left. Even if she holds Brett’s getaway against us, Arcadia Park security handed Natalie over to them. That will save them time trying to hunt her down. That has to be a point for us.”

“I’m not worried about her. We’re not treading on anyone’s toes—as in crossing jurisdictions. She was happy to have the lowdown on Carter Whitley, too. That, plus the information Brett disclosed to you before he ran for it, isn’t a bad day’s work considering we aren’t officially involved in the investigation of Madame Chantel’s death or any of the other crimes committed today. If we’re keeping score, I’d say we earned several points today.”

“Let’s not forget she learned something new about dance shoes, too.” Jack laughed as he pulled through the gates into our community. I relaxed at the sound of his laughter, glad that his sense of humor remained intact after another day absorbed by Marvelous Marley World wackiness and depravity. “Poor Carol has some unpleasant tasks ahead of her tomorrow. She’s got to track down family members and try to figure out what they want to do about funeral arrangements.”

“What family does Madame Chantel have left?” Jack asked as he turned onto the block where our house sits.

“I can’t tell you that for sure. A sister, who’s older and not well. Her sister’s daughter—Charlotte Chantel’s niece—who lives near her mother. That’s clear across the country in Florida. I have a sneaking suspicion that the task of laying Madame Chantel to rest is going to fall to Carolita.

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