The Chick and the Dead (Pepper Martin Mysteries, No. 2) by Casey Daniels
By Casey Daniels
Ever because the former wealthy girl-turned-Cleveland cemetery travel consultant banged her head on a gravestone, she sees lifeless humans. Worse nonetheless, she hears them—and they might not close up! Now it truly is Didi Bowman, a poodle-skirted relic from the good past, who is bending Pepper's ear, complaining that her well-known writer sister, Merilee, has performed her unsuitable. difficulty is, if Pepper proves it, she'll holiday the hearts of thousands of Merilee's lovers. And if she does not, Didi's ghost may perhaps by no means cross away.
Pepper wishes peace and quiet (and lease money), so the cash-strapped ex-heiress consents to take a role as Merilee's secretary and dig round the genealogy. but if she finds greater than she bargained for—like an illegitimate daughter, a number of illicit amorous affairs, and a potential murder—suddenly a really poisoned pen is ready to put in writing Pepper out of the tale permanently.
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Certain there was nothing else to be learned for the time being, the reporter backed off and signaled to Larry to turn off the camera. The crowd went back to buzzing and humming and talking. The noise swelled, louder than ever. I took the opportunity to close in on Ella. ” The skepticism in my voice said it all. “What the hell—” “We’re coordinating,” Ella informed me. “All the chapters of ISFTDS. It’s easier to work in military time. Helps keep everything straight and everyone on the same page.
She gulped. ” Ella hurried over to where I stood. “I’m sorry,” she said for like the fifth time in thirty seconds. “I know this is a lousy way to break this to you. I know it’s a lousy thing to do, but with paparazzi and TV cameras and reporters . . we think they’ll be swarming the place. And like I said, we have to concentrate on funerals and on the residents who are already buried here. Their loved ones need to have access, of course and with it all . . well, Jim decided and I agreed, reluctantly, but I agreed .
I was just in time to see a man duck behind a tall monument commemorating all the past (and passed) Garden View board members. A man who looked awfully familiar. Before I even realized I was doing it, I was on my feet and on my way over there. Which was no easy thing considering that my head was suddenly spinning and my knees were as jellylike as the gooey stuff stuck between my two pieces of lunch bread. Overreacting? No way. Because I swear, the man I saw duck behind the monument had shaggy hair and wire-rimmed glasses.