1 Lost Under a Ladder
“Wishing bad luck on someone was not the same thing as murdering them.
Except, perhaps, in Destiny—if one happened to be a believer.
Like Martha.
I realized I couldn’t convince her. Maybe if we knew who’d really committed the miserable act of stabbing Tarzal to death Martha would feel at least a little better.
Or maybe not.
I determined, as I walked down the stairs a short while later, to at least keep my ears open. If I heard anything that could lead to solving Tarzal’s murder, I’d have to talk to Justin again. That wouldn’t necessarily be a totally bad thing, even though I was mad at him and despised his attitude toward Martha.
Martha. Going down the stairs.
Just in case, I held onto the railing to ensure I wouldn’t trip. No need to tempt fate, even if I didn’t believe in it … When I reached the bottom of the stairway and walked into the store, I saw that Jeri had arrived.
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