The Body in the Snowdrift by Katherine Hall Page

Author:Katherine Hall Page [Page, Katherine Hall]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Usenet, C429, Kat, Exratorrents
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Faith was still shaking when she went back into the restaurant’s kitchen. The inviting smells and organized chaos immediately calmed her down. She could imagine a scheme whereby Scott’s laptop disappeared for the week, only to be found mixed in with the dirty laundry or some such place. She was avoiding the room the cousins were sharing, except to tuck her kids in at night and wake them in the morning. Their clothes were up with Tom’s and Faith’s. These brief forays had been enough to remind her that smells, especially boy smells—no, make that boy funk—change mightily with age. It would be plausible to find the laptop buried under a pile of socks and underwear. But the ring was something else again. She couldn’t see Ophelia taking it, even with Scott and Andy aiding and abetting. What would they do with it? They couldn’t sell it, unless Ophelia had contacts with a fence in Burlington. And it wasn’t exactly Ophelia’s style—an oversized diamond cocktail ring. It was Glenda’s style. And Glenda had been acting oddly, but then, she was hiding a Lord of the Ring. She’d admired the gift several times, but Faith had viewed her comments more as broad hints to Craig than anything else. Yet, what if Glenda had gone back to touch up her makeup, found the condo empty, and, acting on impulse—her usual mode of behavior—took the bijou? She’d never be able to wear it in front of the family, or even her husband, but perhaps it would be enough to take an occasional private peek, like those billionaires with their hot Vermeers and van Goghs.

And Betsey. Faith knew she would have to tell Tom about the other day. His sister needed help. Faith wasn’t sure what Tom could do, but this was a woman on the edge. As Faith was leaving, Betsey had raced up to her, grabbed her arm so hard that Faith was sure she’d be sporting a bracelet of bruises from Betsey’s fingers for the rest of the week, and hissed, “Not a word about any of this to my parents!”

“Señora Confianza, is something wrong?” Eduardo asked anxiously.

“My sister-in-law lost something and thought I might know what happened to it, but everything is fine.” And it was. The smorgasbord beckoned; Faith had people to feed.

“Ah,” Eduardo said. “My mother lost a necklace that my grandmother gave her when she was married. For two days, the house was loco. First this person was the thief, afterwards that person. Even my father was accused! Then she put on a dress to go to church, and there was the necklace caught in the collar. I am sure it will be the same with your familia.”

Faith wasn’t so sure.

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