Strangled in Soho by Samantha Silver

Author:Samantha Silver [Silver, Samantha]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Blueberry Books Press
Published: 2017-09-14T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 13

It was just after seven thirty when Violet knocked on Mrs. Michaels’ door. My landlady opened up a minute later, her arms opening wide when she saw us.

“Violet! Cassie! So lovely to see the two of you. Please, come upstairs, you must want some tea. Or perhaps something a little bit stronger? After all, the two of you are still young and this must be practically the crack of dawn for you. Not like me, when you get to my age, no one tells you the real reason we all get up so early is because we’re afraid of missing any of the last few moments we have left on this earth.”

I had to stifle a smile; Mrs. Michaels was definitely a personality.

“I will stick with the cup of tea, thank you,” Violet said.

“Organic Herbal, as always?” Mrs. Michaels asked, shuffling her way toward the kitchen after motioning for us to sit down on one of the couches in her living room.

“Yes, thank you,” Violet replied, sitting.

“Something a bit stronger sounds good to me, thanks,” I replied, eagerly anticipating the caffeine jolt from a cup of coffee. While my brain hadn’t been able to sleep very well after my middle-of-the-night wake up call, that didn’t mean it didn’t have to.

“Of course, dear,” Mrs. Michaels said. She came back a minute later with a pot of tea for Violet, then brought me over a mug of coffee. When I took a whiff, there came the unmistakable aroma of Bailey’s, and I almost laughed out loud. Evidently when Mrs. Michaels said “stronger”, she meant “stronger”.

Sitting down across from us, she looked from one of us to the other. “So. What is it that brings you to my end of the street?”

“I am in need of information,” Violet said. “Information which I am certain you will be able to provide.”

“Pray, do tell,” Mrs. Michaels asked, leaning forward. “Ever since Enid and Dorothy buried the hatchet after their feud over who gets to make Christmas sweaters using Sultan Blue colored wool there’s been absolutely nothing exciting going on in my life.”

“Wait, that was a feud?” I asked, and Mrs. Michaels turned to me.

“Oh, yes dear. And a rather nasty one at that. At one point Dorothy called Enid’s grandson’s school and tried to have him expelled. It was quite entertaining, really, watching from the sidelines.”

“I am certain that it was, but for now we require some information on a completely different matter,” Violet said.

“Right. Of course. And what might that be?”

“The Terrible Trio. The diamond robbers. What do you know of them?”

“Well, as you know, I am but a kindly old lady now.”

“Of course,” Violet said deferentially, with a small smile on her face. Wait, this was what we were here to talk to Mrs. Michaels about? Jewellery theft? And she was a good source of information about it?

“I may have heard a few details here and there. Although, to be perfectly honest, I’m quite surprised at how quiet this latest group has been.

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