Ice Cold Murder – Kathleen Suzette

I didn’t see a car in the driveway, so I thought he must be gone somewhere. I had read in the newspaper that Iris’s funeral was the next day. I didn’t think Alec and I could show up to it, since we hadn’t really known her well. “Wow, Hilda must be in good shape to climb these every day,” Lucy panted. Her foot slipped and she grabbed tighter to the railing.

“Whoa.” “Be careful,” I said, looking over my shoulder. “The snow doesn’t help. I’d have taken a tumble down them by now.” I stood with my hand poised to knock on the door and it flew open. “Oh!” I nearly squealed. “Hello, Hilda, I-we were in the neighborhood and we thought we’d stop by.” Hilda squinted her eyes and leaned past me to get a look at Lucy.

“This is my friend Lucy Gray. We uh, brought you a pie,” I said indicating the shopping bag I had on my arm. I had one hand on the landing railing and suddenly felt a little queasy at the stair height. I wasn’t good with heights and this garage apartment suddenly seemed terribly high.

“Hi,” Lucy said, still clutching the railing. “Oh say, don’t I know you? You worked at the library for a while, didn’t you? And the bank?” Lucy was an avid reader and user of the public library, but I had no idea Hilda had ever worked there. Hilda took a step back. “I’ve worked both places. You like John Grisham, don’t you?” “Wow, you have quite the memory,” Lucy said.

“It’s been years since you’ve worked there, hasn’t it?” “It has,” Hilda agreed. She still had a very somber look on her face and I wasn’t sure she would let us in. Then she suddenly took another step back and held the door open. “Why don’t you come in?” We followed her into the apartment. “I love what you’ve done with this place,” Lucy said, following me in.

“And I’m so sorry about your daughter. What a terrible tragedy.” “Thank you,” Hilda said. “I still can’t believe it’s true.

Copyright © 2016 by Kate Bell. All rights reserved. This book is a work of fiction. All names, characters, places and incidents are either products of the author’s imagination, or used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronically or mechanical, without permission in writing from the author or publisher.

OceanofPDF.com Other books by Kate Bell Apple Pie A La Murder, A Cozy Baked Murder, Book 1 Trick or Treat and Murder, A Cozy Baked Murder, Book 2 Turkey Trot Terror A Cozy Baked Murder, Book 3 Candy Cane Killer A Cozy Baked Murder, Book 4 OceanofPDF.com ICE COLD MURDER It had never felt so good to be home.

I had enjoyed spending Christmas with my mother in my hometown of Goose Bay Alabama, but my daughter Jennifer and I had come too close to becoming murder victims. Now that a new year was here, I made up my mind that it was going to be a good one. I had a new love in my life and I was working on a new career, even if I hadn’t pinned down the details of what it was going to be, yet.

The sun was shining down on Alec and I as we ran through my neighborhood. In spite of the early morning cold, I could tell it was going to be a warm day. Warm for January in Maine, at least. I took a swig from my water bottle and we crossed the street and headed for my house. The closer we got to the marathon we planned to run in May, the less prepared I felt. I still had an extra five pounds I needed to lose after spending Christmas with my mother.

Darn those fresh buttermilk biscuits slathered in butter and homemade strawberry jam. But a girl’s gotta do what a girl’s gotta do, and now I was paying the price. “I have the best idea ever,” Alec said, as we finished our run and headed inside my house. “Do tell,” I said and took a seat on the bench located along a wall inside my mud porch.

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