Molly Grey Cozy Mystery Collection by Donna Doyle

Author:Donna Doyle [Doyle, Donna]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: PureRead
Published: 2019-07-06T22:00:00+00:00

Only seconds later there was a soft knock on the door and when Barnes gave a growl of admission, the door opened again. This time it was deputy Digby. JJ Barnes looked up, feeling tired, irritated and not in the mood. The fresh young face of his deputy stared at him with a look of insecurity in his eyes.

"What is it, Digby?"

"That was Bernard Bloomsteyn," Digby said in a whisper. "He seemed very angry."

"So?" Barnes fired back. "I don't care if he was the President of the United States. That man just barged into my office, claiming that his fiancée went missing, insisting we move heaven and earth to find her. She's not even gone for eight hours…" A thought came to him and he couldn't resist a chuckle. "She probably got cold feet and ran off. I would probably do the same thing if my spouse would be so demanding and ill-mannered." He shook his head and mumbled, "Luckily, my Annabelle knows better than that." Then he focused on Digby. "Why did you knock, Digby? Do you have anything worthwhile to add?"

Digby bit his lower lip. "Well… eh… maybe."

"Okay, what is it?"

"Miss Dora came to see me yesterday."

"You mean that young lady from the Cozy Bridal, Molly Gertrude Grey's assistant?"

Digby gave him a small nod.

Barnes had seen the way his deputy looked at Dora Brightside, each time she came around, and as far as he could tell, the young lady seemed to take a shine to his deputy as well. Thus, he half expected that his deputy was about to announce he too was planning on getting married. "Are you fishing for some time off? That won't be possible, Digby. We have lots and lots of work to do."

Digby shook his head, causing his blond curls to dance around. "No Sir, it's not about taking time off. It's about Bloomsteyn."

"Oh?" Barnes was surprised. He decided to concentrate.

"Miss Dora asked me if I could check the police computer to see if Bloomsteyn has a criminal record."

Barnes frowned. "Why would she do such a thing? That isn't even her business," he observed, and a scowl appeared on his face. "I bet you, it's that old lady again. That Molly Gertrude… she's always snooping around, trying to prove she's some sort of Miss Marple."

"She didhelp solve some complicated cases," Digby mumbled.

"Don't get smart with me, Digby. And just for the record, that Dora Brightside has no right to be snooping around our police records. Did you give her the information she asked for?"

"Well…" Digby stammered, "I-eh… I did."

JJ Barnes grumbled under his breath and growled, "That's the last time, Digby. I told you before, journalists and people that are associated with the Cozy Bridal Agency are not allowed access to our records."

"But," Digby tried to get Barnes to listen. "It turned out he did have a record."

Barnes frowned and leaned forward as if he had not heard correctly. "Bernard Bloomsteyn has a criminal record?"

"He does."

"The owner of Greenacre Manor has… a record?"

Digby nodded again.

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