The Bite-Sized Bakery Cozy Mysteries Box Set by Rosie A Point

Author:Rosie A Point [Point, Rosie A]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-07-24T22:00:00+00:00

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Bee and I sat side-by-side on one of the benches in the street—I’d called her moments after reporting Misty’s untimely demise to the cops. She patted me on the arm, occasionally, but switched out the consoling attitude for a snort or a shake of her head once in a while.

“What did I say about discovering a dead body?” Bee whispered, as another policeman rushed by, heading toward the crime scene that had been cordoned off behind us.

“Hey,” I replied, “this was hardly intentional.”

“Still, you just had to go take the mean woman donuts,” Bee sighed. “Bless your heart and soul, Ruby, you’re too good for people like this Misty woman.”

“I can’t believe she’s dead.”

“I can.” Bee pursed her lips. “If she treated you like dirt, just imagine how she acts with people she knows. That kind of wanton disregard is often met with a sticky end.”

I paled. “I was just getting used to the peace and quiet of not having witnessed a murder.”

“Here we go again,” Bee said, in that resigned tone. “Another mystery that’s fallen into our laps. It’s like we’re magnets for mayhem.”

I didn’t answer her, though it certainly seemed that way.

“You know what this looks like, don’t you?” Bee asked.

“Don’t tell me. I seem suspicious again?”

“Let’s think about it for a second.” She had lowered her voice as officers swarmed past us—one of them had told us to wait until a detective could be spared to take our statements and had promptly retreated to his cruiser where he sat, staring. As if he thought we’d run.

“Don’t say it, Bee.”

But my best friend in baking wouldn’t be discouraged. “You had an argument with Misty, people witnessed it, and now, you’re at the scene of the crime with a box of donuts that you managed to drop in there next to her corpse.”

I slapped a hand to my mouth to keep from gagging.

“Since when are you squeamish again?” Bee asked.

“You argued with her too,” I said, from behind my hand. “And how could anyone think that a minor disagreement would be a motive for murder?”

“Hmm.” Bee tapped her chin. “Rubes, you know that there’s just about every type of motivation for murder and that there’s an abundance of crazy people in the world. The police will be thinking that too. The newcomer baker arrives and suddenly the old baker, who was seen fighting with her might I add, has been stabbed in the back.”

“I know. I know, all right? But that doesn’t mean I have to like it.”

“Good,” Bee said. “Because you’re going to have to overcome your squeamishness about this if you want us to solve the case.”

“Us?” I gaped at her. “Not again, Bee.”

“You trust that these cops will have your best interests at heart?” Bee asked. “Look, I was a cop, and I know what it’s like to work murders like this one. You go for the most parsimonious connection. The one that makes sense. You make sense. But I happen to know you’re not the murdering type.

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