The Heavenly Hazelnut Murder by CC Dragon

Author:CC Dragon [Dragon, CC]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Cozy Romance Fiction
Publisher: Totally Entwined Group
Published: 2020-10-20T00:00:00+00:00

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My mind whirled on suspects all day, but nothing was clicking. The goal might not have been murder, which made it twice as hard to pin down who would do it. One group would willingly have scared the pastor. Another, much smaller, group would have loved to see him punished or taken out.

I was making up loaves of cinnamon bread dough to bake the next day while Gran put away leftovers and got her ice cream.

“You should watch some TV and relax. Tomorrow will be busier, but you’re making dough for a week.” She grabbed a spoon and her butter pecan.

“The people get one whiff of seriously crunchy cinnamon bread and it goes like hotcakes.”

“True. We don’t do it all the time.” She sat in her recliner.

“Our sales could use a boost.”

“What?” she called.

“Nothing,” I replied.

“I think the sheriff is here,” she advised.

“What?” I wiped my hands on the old apron with tiny spoons on the fabric. It always made me feel like Anne of Green Gables.

“Gus is here.” Gran pointed.

“Great.” I dashed into the kitchen and put the loaves in the fridge. After washing my hands quickly, I put away the milk, eggs and butter.

“Come in,” Gran called.

I walked to the front room calmly. “Hello.”

“Sorry to interrupt,” Gus said.

“No, you’re not,” I reassured him.

“Apron,” Gran whispered so only I could hear her and put the feet up in her chair.

“Right, sorry.” I untied the apron and lifted it from my neck. I went back to the kitchen and hung it in the mud room.

I came back to the living room.

“I didn’t mean to interrupt the work. I just wanted to inform you that I’m going to talk to Dillon and the rest of the guys in the RV. Since it’s on your property, I didn’t want you to get spooked.”

“What for?” Gran asked.

“I got the list from the local vets today. Who has pet snakes was our focus. Now they haven’t been around much, but when I was in Animal Control checking on the murderous snake, someone there said he believed he’d heard the band guys talking about having a snake cage in their RV. One of them said they’d owned a snake at one point. I don’t think it’s now, but I have to ask,” Gus explained.

“You’re friends with them. They’d have told you if they had a snake,” I said.

Gus smirked. “I play with them a little, but I don’t go on the road, and I’m not living in an RV. That’s a hobby—it’s not my job. I have to follow every lead.”

“Of course. I’m sure the boys won’t mind. Did you see how they cleaned up the yard and repaired the fence? Now Duke has a dog run and we have a couple pens for animals whenever we get around to that,” Gran remarked.

“I haven’t seen, but I’ll be sure to admire it tonight. Can we go out through the back and turn on whatever lights?” Gus asked.

“Sure.” I led the way and flipped on the back lights.

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