Hazy Grooms and Homicides by Anne R. Tan

Author:Anne R. Tan [Tan, Anne R.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Mystery
Goodreads: 44157238
Publisher: Anne R. Tan
Published: 2019-05-23T00:00:00+00:00

Raina and Po Po went upstairs and changed into their costumes. Then they headed to the diner for breakfast with Maggie and Frank. Over eggs, ham, and pancakes, they decided to split up to look for Gloria Tanaka. They were to call Raina if they found her. Neither Raina nor Po Po mentioned Matthew’s phone call the night before.

“How do we know what Gloria looks like?” Frank asked.

Po Po pulled out her cell phone and tapped on the screen. Several cell phones chirped around the table. “I sent you her pictures.”

Raina checked her phone. Her eyes widened. “So you have been wearing a digital camera.” She studied her grandma. “Which one is the camera? The flower pin or the necklace?”

Po Po straightened, and her lips curled into a Mona Lisa smile. “If I tell you, I’ll have to get rid of you. Or you’ll need to self-destruct in three seconds.”

Raina glanced at the photo again, studying the angle. Since the photos appeared to be snapped from below everyone’s chin and off-center, the camera had to be hidden in… “It’s your flower pin?”

“You guessed it. Now are you going to self-destruct?” Po Po said with laughter in her voice.

Raina held up a fist and spread her fingers. “Poof!”

Frank snorted at the interplay.

“Now for the more important topic. What are we going to do for the impersonation show?” Po Po asked. “Winners get their names splashed in the newspaper and the internet. Plus, there’s a thousand-dollar cash prize and free tickets for next year’s convention.”

Both Frank and Maggie leaned forward as Po Po spoke, following her every word.

Raina dropped the napkin over her plate and pushed back her chair. “Well, I’m off to see Willie. She’s probably in her office by now.”

“Wait! Don’t you want to be part of the show?” Maggie asked.

“I’ll pass,” Raina said, getting up. “I’ll check in with you in an hour. If you don’t hear from me, send in the cavalry.”

As Raina made her way through the casino floor to the elevator, she rehearsed what she wanted to say to the general manager. With no authority to question the suspects, how was she to get Willie to talk?

In previous investigations, she had always relied on her relationships with the suspects or victim to get people to talk. In this case, everyone involved was a stranger, even the victim. If not for Matthew, she would have gladly left the case to Detective Stafford.

By the time Raina knocked on Willie’s office door, she still had no idea how to handle the situation. She would have to trust her intuition on what to say.

Willie was tapping on the keyboard in front of her desk. She raised an eyebrow at Raina’s appearance. “Can I help you with something?” Her gravelly tone implied she was too busy for this conversation.

Raina slid into the chair in front of the desk.

“I have a meeting in a few minutes,” Willie said.

The general manager was in a white power suit with a low-cut red top underneath it.

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