he wheezed, barely able to speak. I examined his abdominal muscles beneath his T-shirt. The area was slightly red but no damage done. “Next time you say plackart, I’ll say yes ma’am.”I threw myself on top of him. “You’re okay. She’s really good. No one can believe she beat you.”He lay back agains...
I love this time of year, despite the fact that plants are dying and the growing season is coming to an end.Winter will be coming in a few months following pumpkins and Christmas trees. Isn’t it wonderful how plants are still part of our traditions?Cool fall breezes make gardening this time of ye...
Trudy was filing her nails when I got back to the shop. “I wish I’d found a dead man in a car so I’d be busy. Even though I’m right next door, I don’t get many drop-ins. People go to the same hairdresser all the time.” “Sorry. I’ll be happy to keep my eye out for anyone wh...
Peggy asked. “Yeah. Pretty sure. She was killed in a knife fight at the prison. There was an autopsy and everything. She’s not our killer.”Ranson waited until Peggy said goodbye to Al. “So not the person you thought,” he guessed.“No.” Peggy thought hard about Ruth. “She was the only one I could t...