Hauntin' After Midnight (Haunted Tour Guide #6) by Rose Pressey

Author:Rose Pressey [Pressey, Rose]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Cozy Mystery, 2017

Chapter 15

The next morning I hurried and dressed in my usual slacks and cardigan. I had a trip planned before I had to be at the library and I didn’t have a lot of time to get there. I was headed for the used bookstore to see if by some crazy chance there would be another copy of that book. I knew it was a long shot, but I had to look.

Another officer was following me. That made things even worse because I was constantly reminded of what had happened last night to the other officer. How long would this continue? Who was the killer and when would he be caught?

The officer was waiting downstairs for me. I stepped out of my apartment and locked the door behind me. On the way down the stairs I ran into my neighbor who lived on the second floor. I greeted her with a cheery good morning, but all I got in return was a frosty look. I supposed the neighbors weren’t happy with me. I couldn’t say that I blamed them. I had brought a lot of scary stuff to this building. And now a murder in front of it. She rushed out the door and down the path in a hurry.

The officer nodded and then fell into step behind me as I headed down the sidewalk toward the book store. The sun had made an appearance this morning after last night’s storm. The warmth surrounded me as I passed by the old buildings in downtown Devil’s Moon. Soon the book store came into view. I’d been there almost as many times as I’d been to the library. Usually there was a new employee working. I rarely saw the store’s owner. If anyone would know about this book though it would be him.

I stepped into the store. It was nine now and they had just opened. I’d told Tammy I would be a few minutes late this morning. I just hoped that the board members didn’t find out. I was the only customer so far this morning. Not only were there no customers, I also didn’t see an employee. Maybe they were in the back. The bell over the door had announced my arrival. The officer was waiting outside by the door for me. I headed over to the section which contained older books. It wasn’t a large selection, but I knew it was where I needed to start.

As I perused the books I felt a presence behind me. When I spun around it was the bookstore owner.

“Oh, am I glad to see you.”

He looked a little shocked. “I am surprised to see you here this early in the morning.”

Did he mean because it was early or because of what had happened last night? Regardless, I wasn’t going to talk about what had happened last night. I just wanted to talk about finding the book.

“I need to find a book.”

He peered at me from over the top of his eyeglasses. “What’s the

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