Amber Reed Mysteries Volume One: Romantic Comedy Mystery Series Box Set (Amber Reed Celebrity Crimes Investigation Agency Mystery Box Set Book 1) by Zanna Mackenzie

Author:Zanna Mackenzie [Mackenzie, Zanna]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Published: 2015-10-22T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER NINE

Time now: 08:00

Time to deadline: 10 hours

“Wake up, sleeping beauty!” Something nudges my foot and I jolt awake, head pounding and neck and back aching like crazy. Forcing myself into an upright position, I realise I fell asleep on the sofa in the corner of the staff dining room. A very uncomfortable sofa at that.

“Want a coffee?” Esme asks me from the kitchen area.

I nod, feeling groggy. “Yes, please.”

“Guess we all dropped off for a while,” Mitch says from his position standing next to the sofa, holding a mug in his hands. Hmm… it must have been Mitch who just woke me up by kicking my foot. Charming.

“Here you go,” Esme says, passing me a blissfully hot and very welcome drink. “We all ended up sleeping in here last night.”

I sit up and gratefully sip my coffee, burning my tongue in the process. Sugar – that hurt.

“Have I missed anything?” I check.

Esme perches on the arm of the sofa. “Agency support texted back to say that the yellow beetle with the rope in the boot is registered to one of our bridesmaids.”

“Not Lottie?” I gasp.

“No,” Esme replies, picking at piece of mud on her jeans. “Connie.”

Frowning, I struggle to my feet and get my brain into gear. “The one who’s mad at Poppy for getting the job she wanted for herself.”

“The very same,” Esme nods.

“Anything else?” I blow on my coffee, trying to reduce its temperature to below scorch-the-roof-of-my-mouth levels.

“Yeah,” Mitch replies. “Turns out Poppy’s old boyfriend Leon Black has a possible criminal record for stealing from his employer. He’s currently suspended without pay whilst the matter is being investigated. The guys back at HQ did a bit of digging but nobody knows where he is at the moment.”

“Which means he could well be in Cumbria trying to stop his ex-girlfriend from marrying somebody else,” Esme chips in.

I nod, taking in all the information being fired at me and wishing my notebook was to hand. Will I remember all of this, especially in my aching, half-awake state?

“As soon as you’re done with that coffee we’re up and at ‘em,” Mitch says, finishing his own drink. “First stop this morning, the dining room in the hotel and a little chat with the groom.”

I put the unfinished drink on the table. “Let’s get started.”

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