At ten her coworker Ruth O’Connor stopped by to ask what she was doing for lunch. “I’m going to Santa Fe,” Claire replied. “Oh?” asked Ruth, cocking her head. Ruth had an inquisitive nature and Claire knew she wouldn’t be satisfied until she found out exactly why she was going to Santa Fe. “I have an appointment with a detective there,” she said. “A detective?” Ruth’s eyes brightened behind her thick glasses. “Have you committed a crime?” Claire paused for a minute watching her friend, knowing that Ruth was already speculating about the type of crime. “A woman I knew in college was found dead in her house in Santa Fe. No one missed her until the mailman reported mail piling up in her mailbox.” Ruth, who also lived alone, shivered. “It’s not the way I would want to die.” “Me neither.” “Does the detective know what caused her death?” “Not yet.” Ruth tilted her head and peered through the point in her trifocal lenses where the middle distance was sharp.
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