The Remains in the Rectory by Shéa MacLeod

Author:Shéa MacLeod
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: British, England, whodunnit, murder mystery, humorous mystery, romantic, small town
Publisher: Sunwalker Press
Published: 2017-02-25T16:00:00+00:00

THE NEXT MORNING DAWNED to more torrential rain, which only increased the flooding. Added to that was the news that the police were still unable to get through.

“You’d think they’d send somebody in a boat or something,” I muttered to Lucas. “Not only do we have two dead bodies, but we’ve got a killer locked up, as well.”

“They’ll come when they can. No doubt there are a lot of people in dire straits out there who need their help. We’re fine here for now. The murderer is locked up tight.” Lucas handed me a cup of coffee heavily doctored with milk and sugar. I wrinkled my nose. What I wouldn’t give for proper cream.

I gazed around the room. The professor was sitting at a table near the window sipping a cup of tea and tapping away on a tablet. Martin was up at the sideboard slapping strawberry jam on a buttered crumpet. Otherwise the room was empty.

Lavender Wu appeared in the doorway, posed dramatically, and glared at everyone. She was still wearing the pants from her suit, but had left off the jacket. She strode toward the coffee urn perched on the buffet. She reached it just as Martin turned around, plate in hand, and ran straight into her. His freshly made crumpet went jam-first right into her white blouse. Lavender leapt backward with a cry.

“You idiot! You’ve ruined my blouse. Do you have any idea how much this cost?”

While Martin babbled apologies and offered to have her blouse cleaned, I sat staring at the large, red stain across her chest. The niggle in my brain from the night before turned into a full alarm bell clanging away wildly.

Lavender caught me staring and whipped around with a glare that would have made the queen herself quail. “What are you staring at?”

I gave her a slow smile that, if she’d have known me, would have made her just a little afraid. “Nothing. Nothing at all.” Then I grabbed Lucas by the arm and hissed, “Follow me.”

He followed me dutifully out into the hall, leaving his half eaten breakfast on the table. “This better be good,” he muttered. “I didn’t eat my bacon yet.”

“Forget your bacon. This is better. Where’s that fridge where you stuck Blodgett’s body?”

“Why?”

I tapped my foot impatiently.

He sighed. “Fine. This way.”

He led the way into the kitchen where Bill was frying up eggs. “Something wrong with brekkie, mate?” he asked, a frown line marring his smooth forehead.

“It was delicious,” Lucas assured him. “Viola just wanted me to look at something. Then I plan to finish it.” He shot me a stern look.

“Whatever. Show me the body.”

“Don’t think you’re supposed to be in there,” Bill said. “The colonel was quite insistent.”

“It’s important,” I said, swinging the heavy door open. I stepped inside only to be assaulted by a gust of cold air that chilled me straight to my bones. I was going to need a lot more hot coffee after this.

Blodgett’s body was wrapped in a white sheet and lying on the floor of the walk-in refrigerator.

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