Death Waxed Over (Book 3 in the Candlemaking Mysteries)
“They’d thoughtfully provided yesterday’s edition of The Gunpowder Gazette, along with Monday’s paper as well. I considered tossing them in the recycling without reading them, but my curiosity got the better of me, and after going inside, I unfolded the papers with dread.
It was even worse than I’d expected. candlemaker slain at fair, the headline screamed across the top of page one of Sunday’s paper. The top of the fold carried the story, along with a glamour shot Gretel had used for publicity ...announcing the opening of Flickering Lights. When I flipped the paper over, I was shocked to find my own face staring back. The tag line under it said, “Harrison Black, rival candlemaker, questioned at the scene.” It wasn’t the most flattering photo I’d ever seen of myself, and somehow they’d managed to shade it two tones darker than normal, giving me a dark and sinister look. If that was how they’d handled the photograph, I couldn’t imagine what the article itself said. I scanned it for my name and found it uncomfortably close to the top.MoreLess
It was even worse than I’d expected. candlemaker slain at fair, the headline screamed across the top of page one of Sunday’s paper. The top of the fold carried the story, along with a glamour shot Gretel had used for publicity ...announcing the opening of Flickering Lights. When I flipped the paper over, I was shocked to find my own face staring back. The tag line under it said, “Harrison Black, rival candlemaker, questioned at the scene.” It wasn’t the most flattering photo I’d ever seen of myself, and somehow they’d managed to shade it two tones darker than normal, giving me a dark and sinister look. If that was how they’d handled the photograph, I couldn’t imagine what the article itself said. I scanned it for my name and found it uncomfortably close to the top.MoreLess
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