Mama Gets Trashed (A Mace Bauer Mystery)
“The waiter approached, with our dessert plates and coffee crowding a tray. Mama leaned close and grabbed my wrist, so hard it hurt. She whispered in my ear, her breath a hot blast.
“You know what they say about playing with fire, Mace. Somebody’s bound to get burned.’’ fourteen Marty took a sharp breath. Step faltering, she clutched my hand.
“It’s like seeing a ghost.’’ Her voice was hushed. “She’s the imageof Camilla.”
From Mama’s living room, we could see our dinner guest through the glass pa...nels of the front door. Illuminated by the front porch light, the sister of the murder victim hesitated. She looked like she was trying to decide whether to ring the bell, or turn and run.
Mama was in the shower. She’d insisted Sal go out and leave us women alone to meet Camilla’s sister. He’d taken Teensy, so the frantic-barking, early-warning system was absent. The young woman had crept so quietly across the porch, her presence took Marty and me by surprise.
The doorbell rang.MoreLess
“You know what they say about playing with fire, Mace. Somebody’s bound to get burned.’’ fourteen Marty took a sharp breath. Step faltering, she clutched my hand.
“It’s like seeing a ghost.’’ Her voice was hushed. “She’s the imageof Camilla.”
From Mama’s living room, we could see our dinner guest through the glass pa...nels of the front door. Illuminated by the front porch light, the sister of the murder victim hesitated. She looked like she was trying to decide whether to ring the bell, or turn and run.
Mama was in the shower. She’d insisted Sal go out and leave us women alone to meet Camilla’s sister. He’d taken Teensy, so the frantic-barking, early-warning system was absent. The young woman had crept so quietly across the porch, her presence took Marty and me by surprise.
The doorbell rang.MoreLess
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