Easy Street Lillian Byrd Crime Series Book 4 – Elizabeth Sims

Sure, wussy types are always around, but the feeling in the air here is, I work hard all day until the whistle blows. Then I go home and shovel snow or cut the grass. Cleveland’s an OK place. The Caprice, I’m sad to say, was severely challenged by the drive.

The engine ran rougher and rougher, and I had a hard time starting it after a rest stop. The battery seemed all right; I thought the starter must be going, since eventually the engine did catch. There’s a sprocket thing in a starter, and sometimes the teeth break off. You have to keep cranking it until a remaining tooth catches, and you start.

Plus, the engine took a full quart of oil after just 105 miles. “Not good, not good,” I muttered to Todd. I was wearing a white oxford-cloth blouse, my best blue jeans, and my Weejuns, an outfit I’d selected for its working-class neutrality. Now I put on the baseball cap Todd’s veterinarian had once given me, a navy twill job with WESTRICK ANIMAL CLINIC in white letters.

It looked sharp and professional. Plus I pinned to my white blouse a nameplate I’d found in the street with ROBERTA KLOTZAK stamped on it. The drive had taken three and a half hours including a rest stop for gas and doughnuts; it was just one o’clock now, and lunchtime at the care center should be winding down. “Come on, Todd.” Cradling him in my left arm, I presented myself at the care center’s front desk. “Good afternoon,” I said to the woman who looked up. She wore a pink smock and had fluffy auburn bangs and a pleasant aspect.

I invested my voice with enthusiasm and good cheer. “I’m Roberta Klotzak from Westrick Veterinary,” big smile, “and this is Todd. We’re here for the Pet Therapy Walkabout!” The woman, whose own nameplate said EVELYN, smiled. In her smile was the desire to relate to me and Todd, to welcome us, but she was clearly feeling a measure of confusion.

“The Pet Therapy Walkabout?” “Yes!” Something bumped my hip, and I turned to see a 400-year-old man trying to shove his walker between me and a supply cart parked just behind me. “Oh, I beg your pardon,” I said, with a wink to Evelyn. “Let’s get you a clear path here!” I stepped out of his way. He glared at me, then saw Todd. He stopped, and a misty look came into his eyes. “Todd, say hello to this good-looking fellow.”

Todd glanced at me, then rested his head on my wrist. The man remained where he was, all urgency gone from his journey. He gazed at Todd.

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About Elizabeth Books by Elizabeth Sims Acknowledgments Copyright Reviewers are saying: Kirkus Reviews “Violent and hilarious. Lillian is a true original.” The L Life Literature Review “You’ll be happy to know that Lillian has returned in all her dry, witty splendor to pull us all into yet another totally enjoyable and satisfying mystery.” -Lynne Jamneck RainbowNetwork.com “I read Easy Street in one delicious gulp.

It’s a book that just begs you to keep turning the pages … Sims is also a master of the genre; she knows the conventions and plays with them smartly.” -Charlotte Cooper Out Smart Magazine (Houston, Texas) “Great characters, superb storytelling, and an interesting mystery. This one is not to be missed.” -Angel Curtis Prairie Flame “Another fine entry in a solid mystery series that is increasingly worth a visit.” KissedByVenus.ca (Canada) “It’s refreshing that Sims doesn’t find the need to complacently follow along with modern convention.”

-Jarron Ennis Books to Watch Out For “Lillian is a funny and charming, albeit eccentric, narrator.” -Nan Cinnater Mary Martin Bookshop Review (Australia) “Sims’s writing deserves to burst from the confines of gay literature to be accepted by mainstream readers who might otherwise overlook the work of this excellent and entertaining author.” -Denise Pickles ReviewingTheEvidence.com “Sims has created one of those heroines who you wouldn’t like to be …

but would like as a friend.” -Sharon Wheeler Chapter 1 I always like a good thick ham sandwich, so I was delighted to find a whole baked ham, flanked by a pot of Polish horseradish and a stack of rye bread, on the buffet table.

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