Booked for Murder (Borrowed Pages Cozy Mysteries Book 2) by Maggie Benton

Author:Maggie Benton [Benton, Maggie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Summer Prescott Books
Published: 2023-07-25T22:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER EIGHT

The birding society had even more takers for the owl prowl that night than they’d had the night before. It was eleven o’clock before they wrapped things up and headed for home. Walter, unfortunately, had a hay fever attack and had gone home an hour early, and Hazel caught a ride with Harry since their houses were close to one another.

As the festival wound down over on Main Street and the last of the visitors trickled away, the night suddenly became eerily quiet. Helen looked up toward the darkened library and felt a chill run down her spine. It seemed an age since she’d seen the moving light through the windows, even though it had only happened the night before. A brisk wind whipped up and moaned through the trees.

“I’m good and spooked,” said Annie.

Helen nodded in agreement. “Me too. How about a movie night at my house?”

“Thought you’d never ask,” said Annie. “I have no desire to be home alone right now.”

“Same here.” Helen pulled her sweater around herself, an unbidden memory of Reggie lying dead on the floor coming into her mind. “How about you stay in my guest room tonight? We can run by your house and get your pajamas and toothbrush.”

“Slumber party!” Annie clapped her hands. “I have a giant bag of potato chips just waiting to be cracked open.”

As the two friends passed the community garden, the last of the Bloomers were heading home. Adam was still among them.

“Hey, Adam,” called Annie, shooting a wicked grin at Helen. “Want to come to Helen’s for a movie night?”

Helen gave her an elbow jab to the ribs.

“Sure. Sounds good,” said Adam. “What are we watching?”

“Something not scary,” said Helen.

Adam chuckled. “Perfect. You two go ahead. I’ve got to get a few things set up for tomorrow. I’ll be along shortly.”

Helen and Annie linked arms and hurried down the lane through the chilly night. Within fifteen minutes, they’d stopped by Annie’s house and were settling in at Helen’s.

“Let’s build a fire,” said Annie.

“Great idea,” said Helen. She hadn’t used her fireplace since moving to Oliver’s Crossroads but had already bought a cord of wood in anticipation of enjoying a nice cozy fire. It was definitely cold enough out to have one tonight. She and Annie were just arranging the wood in the grate when Adam arrived. He looked concerned.

“What’s wrong?” asked Annie.

“Are the police still working with the crime scene inside the library?”

“Well, technically they are,” said Helen. “George said we can open tomorrow afternoon. It’s not cleaned up yet.”

“I wonder if they’re inside there right now,” said Adam.

“At this hour? I doubt it.”

“That’s what I thought. But I could swear I saw someone inside as I walked by. It was like . . . like a shadow passed by the window. There are those dim lights inside . . .” He stopped and shook his head. “No, maybe I was just seeing things.”

Annie shivered. “Or it was a ghost. Reggie’s ghost!”

Helen sighed. She went to the front door, took her sweater off the hook, and put it back on.

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