Fishing for Trouble by Elizabeth Logan

Author:Elizabeth Logan [Logan, Elizabeth]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Published: 2020-11-24T00:00:00+00:00

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A LEFT, THEN FOLLOW THE SIGNS. BUT WHICH SIGNS?” I asked Chris as we headed off King’s property in my car.

“I think we’ll know them when we see them.”

“Can you believe that Trooper has a whole crew of ‘deputies’?” I made a show of putting the word in airborne quotes.

“It makes sense when you think about it. Underfunding is not news.”

“I suppose.”

I decided I’d hold off on any more pouting and do the job I was asked to do.

We continued on without another sign or driveway to turn into, either to the left or to the right. We followed groves of fir and cottonwood, the whole scene reminding me of a Christmas tree lot. I tried to relax and enjoy the beautiful road. When we cracked the windows an inch or so, the crisp air poured in.

“There,” Chris said, too loudly. He slammed on the brakes. “There’s a general store. Maybe this is our goal, or someone in there can tell us where we’re supposed to get our information.”

“This is way too much like a scavenger hunt,” I said. “And I’m really not in the mood for one. I’m not sure why we care about Noah anymore if his mother doesn’t care enough to share.”

“Good thing you didn’t try for a job in journalism.”

“Or the law,” I pointed out. “In any case, I’m all for going into”—I squinted and read the sign, surprised we were still in Elkview: ELKVIEW BROTHERS GENERAL STORE—“that store. It has something I need if we’re going to keep driving deeper into dry country.”

“Restrooms,” Chris said, guessing correctly.

I gave him a thumbs-up and tried to bear in mind the reason this trip might be useful—as a clue into the murder of Ethan Johnson, who’d died in my diner soon after he’d walked into it.

The sprawling general store was set back on a huge lot. Not for the first time, I compared the parking situation anywhere in Alaska to that in the San Francisco Bay Area, where residents had to apply for permits to park near their own homes.

Inside the store, the Elkview brothers offered a little of everything in the massive, ultra-high-ceilinged space, from produce and groceries on one end of the store to postal service on the other.

The endcaps of each aisle had advertisements, postings of special deals, and the like, causing me to wonder if I should have more signage in the Bear Claw. One notice was a helpful plan for preparedness in the event of a power outage. I read down the list and thought I could reproduce it from memory with no trouble.

Stock up on bottled water (WATER, Aisle 3)

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