Death by Haunted House by Lee Hollis

Author:Lee Hollis [Hollis, Lee]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kensington Books
Published: 2019-07-19T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

The following morning as Hayley scurried down the stairs and into the kitchen to grab her bag on the kitchen table and head off to work, she found Danny standing by the sink, staring out the window.

She fished around inside her bag for her car keys. “What’s got you so curious?”

“She’s gardening,” Danny said in a somber tone.

“Who?”

“Morticia Addams.”

Hayley sighed as she grabbed her keys and threw the leather strap of her bag around her shoulder. “I don’t have time for this. I’m going to be late for work. Make sure the kids don’t miss the school bus.”

Hayley brushed past Danny and out the back door. At first she didn’t notice him following right behind her, but by the time she had reached her car, she realized he was practically on top of her. “Are you coming with me? Is it Bring Your Husband to Work Day?”

Danny kept his eyes trained on Rosemary Salinger who wore a gray floppy hat and sunglasses while shoveling dirt with a spade in her small flower bed that was mostly weeds. “Who tends a garden in November?”

“Maybe she’s planting bulbs for next spring,” Hayley said before waving at Rosemary. “Good morning!”

Rosemary looked up, startled. She lowered her sunglasses and stared blankly at Hayley and Danny before realizing she should say something. She instantly plastered on her fake Stepford Wife smile and waved back.

“Why is she wearing sunglasses?” Danny wondered. “It’s cloudy and gray out.”

“Would you please just leave it alone, Danny?”

But Hayley knew he wasn’t about to listen to her. Danny bounded over to Rosemary’s garden, his hands thrust in the pockets of his sweatpants, and hovered over her. “You haven’t seen Leroy digging around here, have you?”

Rosemary gave him a puzzled look. “Leroy?”

“Our new puppy,” Danny answered. “Shih Tzu. Nosy little guy. Likes to go around digging things up. I just wanted to make sure he didn’t disturb your beautiful garden.”

Hayley shook her head. She knew exactly what Danny was up to and she didn’t like it.

Rosemary stared at the weeds. “No, I haven’t seen him anywhere near here.”

“Happy to hear it,” Danny said.

Hayley lamely tried to put a stop to the conversation. “Danny, the school bus will be here any minute! You need to nudge the kids along or they’re going to miss it!”

“Got it, babe,” Danny called back to her, never taking his eyes off Rosemary. “Once he smells a bone or something buried in the ground, there’s no stopping him from digging and digging until he finds it, which is why the police have him to thank for finding Wendi Jo Willis.”

Hayley noticed Rosemary gripping her spade, stabbing it into the dirt faster and faster. She looked as if she was hoping that if she just kept at it and ignored Danny, he would finally stop talking and go away. But Hayley knew her husband would never take the hint.

“I’m sure you heard about Wendi Jo,” Danny said, looking down at her, the gray floppy hat hiding most of her face.

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