The Feed Store Floozy (The Penelope Pembroke Cozy Mystery Series) - Plot & Excerpts
His picture, sourced to the AP, took up more space than the copy, ending with the statement that Detective Bradley Pembroke of the Amaryllis Police Department says the investigation is on-going and cautions residents not to believe rumors. The paper gave no official explanation of why the Sunday photo special edition hadn’t been printed. Everyone knew anyway. **** On Saturday, Penelope made it a point to attend the grand opening of Brice Dolan’s Antique Arcade, though not entirely out of loyalty to a hometown boy. She admitted to herself without shame that she wanted to see if Jill Jerome was still in evidence. She was. The sparse turnout spoke to the blame laid at Brice’s feet for bringing Wally Powers to Amaryllis. Though the Chamber of Commerce did the obligatory ribbon-cutting, Hal Greene didn’t take pictures of the event, so Jill Jerome filled in. Penelope doubted the event would get a mention on the back page of the paper. As mayor, Harry Hargrove put in the obligatory appearance—a very brief one.
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