Deirdre The Cat Lady Sleuth (Deirdre The Cat Lady Sleuth Cozy Mystery Book 1) by Davis Nancy C

Author:Davis, Nancy C. [Davis, Nancy C.]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Tags: animals, Amateur Sleuth, cat, woman sleuth, cozy mystery, cats, mysteries
Publisher: Cozy Cat publishing
Published: 2014-11-02T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 8

The rest of the day passed in a blur. By the time Deirdre got back to the library the body had been removed and the sheriff was gone. Calls to his cell went unanswered. She scowled. Typical. She tried calling Libby too but there was still no answer.

Thankfully, her usual cleaning lady did pick up. She came over in a snap, happy for the extra work. There wasn’t a trace left from the body. The killer must have brought it in on a sheet or such. There were only the sheriff’s boot marks dirtying up the floor. Deirdre was happy that at least she could spare her the horror she’d witnessed.

Mae Brown bustled in soon after, round as a ball and all cheer and smiles as was her trademark. She gossiped relentlessly as she worked until Deirdre went and hid in her office. There was always so much to do. She was working on a new grant application to expand their section on Maine’s maritime history. There was also the grant application for a teen section with lots of manga, graphic novels and current young adult novels.

Plenty of adults brought in their kids but teenagers were few and far between. Deirdre didn’t blame them. There wasn’t nearly enough of interest. She’d been dreaming about a teen corner with comfy couches, computers and study desks for some while. Then again, that would probably mean building an addition. Ah, her longed-for addition. She was determined to get it before she retired. Which was probably why said retirement looked so far off at the moment.

The sun finally set far off in the horizon when she decided to pack it up and call it a day. Deirdre sat at her little antique sea-blue desk by the window, looking out into the library garden beyond. She’d planted herbs and vegetables and encouraged anyone who wanted them to harvest what they liked. The chives had blossomed and the mint was rapidly taking over. White ash trees on the perimeter quivered slightly in the breeze.

She turned on her phone again and looked quickly through the photos from Libby’s office. Something was bothering her. The affair. The debt. The will. Something else was going on here and she didn’t trust the sheriff to look into it. It was time to make another visit.

Deirdre went back to her house quickly to feed the cats and eat a sandwich. The two of them gulped down their meal and then started to mewl and whine. Flipper threaded himself back and forth through her legs, meowing pitifully, while Joe jumped up on the counter and head butted her while she tried to eat her sandwich.

“What is it with you two? Did you miss me? I’m sorry I had to bring you home but it’s been a weird day.”

Joe sat his tabby butt down and meowed at her loudly.

“Yes I know, I have to go out again.” He meowed insistently. “Alright, you two can come but behave, won’t you? No running off and making trouble for me.

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