Fortune Hunter (A Miss Fortune Mystery Book 8) - Plot & Excerpts
The clerk was nowhere to be seen and the sign still read “Back at 10:15.” I waved to Ida Belle and Gertie and we all hurried across the lobby to the back, where a worn set of panels with Chinese dragons on them stood. On the other side of the panels was a door stamped with the word “Maintenance.” This was the place. I tried the handle, but it was locked. I gestured to Gertie, who handed me the key. I unlocked the door and pushed it open an inch, peering inside. The room was about fifteen by twenty with tables on each side that held appliances in various states of repair. A desk on the back wall contained stacks of paperwork and a lamp, which was the sole source of light in the room. I slipped inside, Ida Belle and Gertie close behind, and pointed to another door in the back corner. “Probably the storeroom,” Ida Belle whispered. “Let’s see if he’s in there,” I said. “And if he is?”
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