Sleuth on Safari by A R Kennedy

Sleuth on Safari by A R Kennedy

Author:A R Kennedy [Kennedy, A R]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Mystery
Publisher: A R Kennedy
Published: 2020-02-17T00:00:00+00:00


Afternoon Game Drive

I arrived just as the staff was preparing for afternoon tea. A long table with drinks, hot and cold, and snacks, pretzels, crackers, and cookies. This was not a vacation you would starve to death on.

I hoped I had arrived early enough to ask Sonny a few questions before the others arrived. My planning was rewarded; Sonny was alone and drinking iced tea by the drinks table.

“Good afternoon, Sonny,” I greeted him, pleased to have a little question-and-answer time.

“Good afternoon to you as well, Naomi. You look refreshed.”

“Thank you,” I answered, as I poured myself a glass of iced tea. A long shower had cleansed me of my earlier adventures. My earlier attire was looking better too after washing them with Charlotte’s detergent. I was wearing another safari drab outfit for our next game drive, while this morning’s outfit hung to dry in the bathroom.

“Are you enjoying your first safari?” he asked.

“Of course,” I answered. Could I say I was enjoying my first murder investigation as well? I didn’t think so. “What’s it like working here?”

“Very good. My family is very proud of me.” He finished his tea and went for a refill. “Would you like another?” I shook my head no. It was limited beverages for me before a three-plus-hour drive without a toilet.

“You must miss them,” I commented.

“Yes, but we talk regularly.”

“But how often do you see them?”

“I use the phone to see them.”

“Really?” I asked.

“Well, not this week. No internet, no FaceTime.”

“And when will that internet be fixed?”

“It is temporary. We’re working on it. It’ll be working shortly.”

I could have said it in unison with him.

“But how often do you get to go home?”

Colin and Hazel, always prompt, arrived. Each headed for the snacks table for a cookie.

“We work for six weeks and then get two weeks off.” I made a face. Working six weeks without a day off sounded overwhelming. “It’s not so bad,” he assured me. He finished his second drink and waved to the trio, who arrived next. “You thinking about joining the staff? You ask a lot of questions about the lodge and how it works.”

“Just curious,” I tried to explain. I didn’t think I had asked him a lot of questions.

I had tried to spread out the questions among the staff. But they must talk to each other. They probably talked about all of us. Isn’t gossip a big part of job? Who better to gossip about than the international guests? I wish I could see them all together, after hours.

“Your sister says you don’t have a good job.”

“Of course she did.” I didn’t think I’d like working a schedule like the lodge’s but it had to be better than having to deal with customer complaints all day. I looked around the lodge and wondered if I could do it. “What could I possibly do here?” I had no experience and no knowledge, except what Sonny and Ray had taught us. “I can’t drive that Land Cruiser.” I’d lose more passengers than I’d keep.



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