The Housewife Assassin's Guide to Gracious Killing by Josie Brown

Author:Josie Brown [Brown, Josie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: action and adventure, Brown, chick lit, contemporary romance, espionage, espionage books, funny mysteries, funny mystery, guide, handy household tips, hardboiled, household tips, housewife, Janet Evanovich, Josie Brown, love, love and romance, mom lit, mommy lit, Mystery, relationship tips, Romance, romantic comedy, romantic mysteries, romantic mystery, Romantic Suspense, Suspense, Thriller, thriller mysteries, thrillers mysteries, Women Sleuths, womens contemporary
Publisher: Signal Press
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

I’ve made my way over to Janie’s room, to check on the girls. Abu is with them, showing them simple commands which, miraculously, has Eddie the Dog dancing, rolling over, and chasing his tail on cue, with lots of tail-wagging in between.

“Way to go!” I high-five Abu.

He bows his head modestly. “I owe you, Donna. That Nova documentary you suggested put me on the right track. I have to admit, the mutt and I have bonded. I’m going to miss him when this mission is over.” His smile fades. “Speaking of which, the big cheese says kudos for your, er, diplomacy with Breck. With both of them, really, considering how the Missus is responding to you.”

“You mean, how she’s responding to Jack, don’t you?” I keep my eyes on Eddie, as if watching him do flips will keep Abu from knowing my heart is breaking. “I’ve come to the conclusion that I’m the bait she put in front of her husband so that she can play footsie with Jack.”

“If that’s the case, I can honestly say I can’t blame her.” He lowers his voice, so that the girls can’t hear him. “Janie’s au pair, Antoinette, quit this morning without any notice. She’d been complaining to Babette about Breck’s ‘inappropriate attentions’ toward her. That’s not all. Every time Breck comes near Janie, she gets angry and clams up. The night before last, after he came into the room and berated her mother in front of her, the little girl wet her bed. She made Antoinette change the sheets quickly, and had her promise not to tell Trisha. She doesn’t want to lose your daughter’s friendship.”

“Poor baby! Abu, do you think he’s abusing her?”

“I… I can’t say. But I do know he gets touchy-feely around her. And he had no qualms in groping the au pair in front of her. But when Janie told her mother and it was confirmed by Antoinette, Babette accused Antoinette of flirting with Jonah.”

“Talk about denial!”

“You can say that again. For Antoinette, it was the final straw on the camel’s back. As much as she loves Janie, she’d already heard rumors from the other servants about Breck’s slap-and-tickle routine with Janie’s previous au pairs. Oddly, though, she left a couple of things behind.”

He walks over to Janie’s bedside table, and opens a drawer. “See this crewel work? It’s a scarf she was making for her mother’s birthday. And she didn’t take her library book. There will be a fee on it in another week. Also, she left behind her favorite sweater.”

“Did you mention this to Babette?”

“No. But I did tell Edwina.”

Since Asimov came to town, Edwina has been laying low, coordinating all the behind-the-scenes activities to make sure the summit runs smoothly.

“I guess the resignation of a babysitter isn’t high on her list right now.”

“On the contrary, she seemed quite concerned. Angry, in fact.”

“Well, it does make more work for her.”

“Oh, she wasn’t angry at Antoinette. She’s fed up with Breck. I’m sure she’s been through this drill before, and she’s tired of it.

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