Death With An Ocean View (A Kate Kennedy Mystery book 1)
“She turned back to Herb, who was putting the Scrabble tiles into their tiny pouch, and asked, “Do you know Timmy, the Sun-Sentinel newsboy?” Feeling awkward about referring to Timmy as a boy, Kate stammered, “I mean man—the man who sells the papers on A1A.”
“Sure do.” Herb placed the pouch into the box, put the Scrabble board on top of it then covered the box. “I stopped my home delivery decades ago. The wife and I”—he gestured toward the woman who doubled as hostess and waitress—“put in a ...sixteen-hour day, so I read the paper here. Timmy always brought it to the kitchen door.”
“But he didn’t bring it today?”
Herb faced away from the morning sun and peered at Kate. His kind brown eyes were curious. “No. Nor yesterday either. I had to go out and buy a Herald from the other guy. Then this morning, a new person—a woman—was selling the Sun-Sentinel.” Kate hadn’t noticed her.
“Can you remember the last time you saw Timmy?”MoreLess
“Sure do.” Herb placed the pouch into the box, put the Scrabble board on top of it then covered the box. “I stopped my home delivery decades ago. The wife and I”—he gestured toward the woman who doubled as hostess and waitress—“put in a ...sixteen-hour day, so I read the paper here. Timmy always brought it to the kitchen door.”
“But he didn’t bring it today?”
Herb faced away from the morning sun and peered at Kate. His kind brown eyes were curious. “No. Nor yesterday either. I had to go out and buy a Herald from the other guy. Then this morning, a new person—a woman—was selling the Sun-Sentinel.” Kate hadn’t noticed her.
“Can you remember the last time you saw Timmy?”MoreLess
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