Hot Tea and Cold Murder: A Red Pine Falls Cozy Mystery (Red Pine Falls Cozy Mysteries Book 1) by Blackmoore Angela C

Hot Tea and Cold Murder: A Red Pine Falls Cozy Mystery (Red Pine Falls Cozy Mysteries Book 1) by Blackmoore Angela C

Author:Blackmoore, Angela C [Blackmoore, Angela C]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Published: 2017-04-19T16:00:00+00:00


Chapter 15

The sheriff was not a loud or talkative man by anyone’s definition. He had one of those big bushy mustaches that was peppered with gray, and he had an intimidating stare down pat. Abby knew this because the man was currently leveling it at her as she sat in the ranger station with a bandage around her left arm and Gabe sitting next to her.

Abby had finished giving her statement what felt like half-an-hour ago, and she was beginning to become angry at the odd look the sheriff was giving her. Finally, the older man broke the silence as he shifted in the chair he was sitting in. “And why did you say you were out here again?”

Abby shifted in her seat, unprepared for the question at hand. She had expected something along the lines of ‘did you see anything’ or ‘did you notice anything out of the ordinary.' “Well,” Abby started slowly. “I was curious about these mushrooms that people look for. The ladies at Calamities pointed me in this direction. They said it was the best place to get to know mushroom hunting and that the friendly ranger was the one to learn from.”

sheriff Bob Pearson squinted at her in a very unconvinced manner as he wrote something down on his pad. “And you’re going to take up mushroom hunting, is that it?”

Abby nodded, her anger rising. “Yes, that is it. Why aren’t you asking me about if I saw anything!? Why do I get the feeling you’re blaming me for being up here!?”

The sheriff shrugged and shook his head. “I’m not blaming you for anything. I just think it’s strange that you’ve only been in town for a week and you’ve already been shot. You’re not running from anybody from the big city, are you?”

Abby blinked and almost laughed out loud in the man’s face. “Are you kidding? Is this some eighties movie!? No! No one’s chasing me from the big city!” Abby finished and glared angrily at the unruffled sheriff.

“Just doing my job, ma’am. I’ve got to follow any leads no matter how strange.”

Abby was startled when Gabe came to her defense. “Come on now, Bob. She’s been shot, for crying out loud. Why are you grilling her like she’s the shooter?”

The sheriff gave Gabe a hard look before sighing, folding up his notepad, and then fixing one of his squinty eyes back on Gabe. “Sorry Gabe, usually I wouldn’t be harassing the victim like this, but,” the sheriff said, giving Abby a pointed look, “this little lady is new best friends with one of my prime suspects for the Malcolm case. Becky Northridge.”

Abby began to sputter at being called little lady, but Gabe frowned and gave her a sideways glance. “Do you mean that whole mess with Craig Malcolm?”

The sheriff nodded slowly and then leaned forward. “Yep. I wouldn’t usually say this, but I figure she already knows since she’s up here and it would be good for you to keep an eye out, as well.



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