Ghostly Trails by Paula Lester

Author:Paula Lester
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: witch cozy mystery, amateur sleuth, cozy mystery, cozy mystery with cat, paranormal cozy mystery, female sleuth
Publisher: Paula Lester
Published: 2019-03-21T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 6

Parking behind Hope’s Camaro, Zoey jumped out of her old Chevy and hurried over to the sidewalk in front of Demi’s house. The whole scene seemed like déjà vu, complete with the same officers guarding caution tape and all the same neighbors, plus a few more, talking excitedly in a group just outside of it. Zoey nodded to Jeb, Chrissy, Nellie, and Ed and give them a little wave before the officer lifted the tape for her to duck underneath.

When she got into the house, it was more déjà vu. The area rug was rumpled again, and one of the chairs was completely tipped over. There was no longer a coffee table to be shattered, but everything else looked much as it had the last time Zoey had been there. Officers were all over the place, including Luke, who stood in the hall doorway. When he saw Zoey, he motioned her over. As she got to him, Hope emerged from the hallway, where she must have been looking into the bedrooms.

“All’s quiet back there again, just like it was the other day.” Hope glanced at Zoey but didn’t say hello. “I assume the body was found out here in the living room again?”

Luke nodded. “We already took it to the coroner’s office, but yes, it was. And he seems to have died the same way—the front of his body was full of slashes, either from some type of weapon or maybe claws.”

Hope’s eyes slid over to Zoey, and she dipped her head a little bit. “It’s starting to seem like maybe you were right,” Hope said grudgingly. “Maybe this was something more than a simple hex.” She drew herself up a little taller and jutted out her chin. “But I still think there’s a witch involved somehow.”

Zoey couldn’t help but feel a thrill of excitement. It wasn’t too often she got the upper hand over Hope, and she couldn’t help but indulge in a little internal self-congratulation. But suddenly, she remembered what Maria had told her. It wasn’t going to do any good for their working relationship to gloat. She and Hope needed to get along and fast. The body count was piling up.

“There goes our primary suspect,” Luke said. He rested a hand on his side-arm. “Not just our primary suspect, but really our only one. I don’t have any idea where to go from here. Maybe once forensics is done with Grant’s body, we’ll have some more clues. Have either of you dug anything up since I talked to you last?”

“Well, I have a line that I’ve been looking into a little bit.” Zoey shifted her feet and glanced at Hope, who looked genuinely interested in what she was going to say. Gaining courage, she continued, “Demi Hill and a guy named Peter Lynchmin, another paranormal investigator who actually worked for Demi about a decade ago, had both written books recently. Demi’s was doing better, and Peter had made quite a show among fellow authors about claiming that she copied his work.

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