Show Time! by Suzanne Trauth
By Suzanne Trauth
The tide has grew to become for Dodie O'Dell when you consider that a storm upended her lifestyles at the Jersey Shore. Now she's extra up the coast in sleepy Etonville, handling a cafe that dishes dinners themed round the group theater's newest productions. yet Dodie simply by no means imagined she'd land the starring position in a case of bloody murder . . .
Intrigued by way of rumors of vanishing field place of work cash, Dodie has agreed to aid oversee the casting of Romeo and Juliet on the modest Etonville Little Theater. If not anything else, it is a welcome get away from the thirty-something's ordinary going-to-bed-with-a-mystery-novel regimen. but if Jerome Angleton, a well-respected member of the theater corporation, is inexplicably came across murdered at the loading dock, lethal drama transcends the stage-and the web page. As a criminal offense wave crashes over the small city, the highlight is on Dodie to orchestrate her personal research backstage . . . earlier than anyone has an opportunity at a killer encore.
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Give her lots of glucose and a hint of salt and she’ll feel better,’ George said. She said her goodbyes to Professor Hunnisett, who assured her that he would indeed see her again since this was just a retirement from active clinical practice they were celebrating rather than a total eclipse of all his medical activities. ‘The work of the Institute of course often involves your special contribution,’ he said and beamed in a way that she found quite nauseous. Clearly the old boy was hoping to get cut-price work out of the department.
There must be some sort of panic on somewhere, she thought. There was the penetrating wail of ambulance sirens, not an unfamiliar sound here but particularly urgent tonight, it seemed, and one or two people were running across the courtyard. Without intending to, she quickened her own steps until she too was almost running. Maybe there was a panic and extra pairs of medical hands would be needed? It did happen occasionally, and she lifted her chin as she ran, trying to hear more. But all there was in addition to the continuing siren squeals was a drift of shouting voices that became a little louder as she reached the way out of the courtyard, between the pharmacy and her own path.
Especially Sheila Keen. ’ ‘Phooey,’ Hattie said good naturedly. ‘You know she’s not all that much worse than the rest of us. ’ ‘I’m not so sure,’ George said grimly. ‘I’ll tell you this much: if I can’t stop her tongue over this poor Frean girl, I swear she’ll be the next suicide for people to talk about. ’ Hattie managed a fair imitation of George’s American accent. ‘I’ll believe that when it happens. See you at the meeting then. ’ George got. 2 The Board Room was in festive mode, which George always found rather depressing.