Death Nell by Mary Grace Murphy

Author:Mary Grace Murphy
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: romance, contemporary, culinary mystery
Publisher: Mary Grace Murphy

Chapter 24

Pulling the curtains back in her bedroom, Nell was on the lookout for any “peeping toms” of the turkey variety that may be near her patio. So far, the coast was clear. The boys were still sound asleep on the bed; it was early yet. The long hot days of summer were nearing an end. Soon the kids would be back in school.

Not Nell. This would be her second year of retirement. The first year she had worked hard forming her plan for Nell’s Noshes Up North and working with a web designer. Now with the website running and no more lesson plans to prepare, she would relax every morning with a book before she dressed.

There was a slight chill in the house. Nell pulled a light blue blanket over herself as she crawled back in bed. She tried to read, but her mind kept going over the events of yesterday. She and Sam had learned about the money concerns, possible infidelity of both Nell Norton and her husband, and the meat thermometer. That darn thermometer! Why does that have to be involved? It was another item relating to food, which Nell concluded had a connection to her.

The other possibilities seemed to point away from her. She wondered if it’d be a good idea to go back to Wausaukee. They had been interrupted at Chet’s place because a big group came in and Amy clammed up when she saw Sam coming back from the rest room. If Nell could get her alone again maybe she would tell her more. Although Nell had to admit she was a little surprised that Amy told her as much as she did.

There were a few other establishments to visit in Wausaukee, too. Nell hoped Sam would be interested in returning.

Nell’s interest was piqued by the thought of talking to Benita. She hoped that Benita had some ideas for suspects and that they would have an easy time talking to each other. She wondered if she’d see little bits of Sam in Benita’s behavior. Nell had already recognized some physical similarities. Benita was petite in stature compared to Sam, but they shared the same soft brown eyes—the color of melted milk chocolate—and some strands of Sam’s hair still looked as dark as his daughter’s. Nell wondered what Benita would think of her.

Nell moved off the bed. George and Newman woke up and she let them out. then started the coffee. She stepped outside and picked up the newspaper from her stoop. It may be time to stop her subscription and just read it online like most other people in this century, but Nell liked the feel of holding a newspaper in her hands.

She thought about her blog. It had been almost a week since she posted her review of Coffee and Cakes and she hadn’t written anything on her blog since. It may not end up being her decision whether to continue the blog or not. Her readers may just stop following her if she didn’t keep writing about places and food that they would find worth reading.

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