Murder By Arrangement (Edna Davies Mysteries book 5)
“Shortly thereafter, she excused herself, saying she wanted to change her clothes and wash up a bit. “Stay if you want, but I don’t know why you would,” she said before leaving the room. She was beginning to sound like her old self.
As soon as she was out of earshot, Edna went to the back door where she pulled the cell phone out of her coat pocket and dialed Tuck’s number. Her friend must have been waiting for a call because she picked up on the first ring.
“You need to get over here,” Edna said..., after briefly explaining how she’d discovered Peppa on the back deck. “I think the dam has started to crack, but you must press her to keep talking. She can’t keep all this hurt and hatred bottled up on top of the guilt she’s probably feeling.”
Tuck rang the bell twenty minutes later. Edna opened the door at the same time Peppa came downstairs and stopped on the bottom step. She frowned at Tuck who looked anxiously back. After half a minute of silence that seemed like half an hour to Edna, Peppa moved off the staircase and opened her arms.MoreLess
As soon as she was out of earshot, Edna went to the back door where she pulled the cell phone out of her coat pocket and dialed Tuck’s number. Her friend must have been waiting for a call because she picked up on the first ring.
“You need to get over here,” Edna said..., after briefly explaining how she’d discovered Peppa on the back deck. “I think the dam has started to crack, but you must press her to keep talking. She can’t keep all this hurt and hatred bottled up on top of the guilt she’s probably feeling.”
Tuck rang the bell twenty minutes later. Edna opened the door at the same time Peppa came downstairs and stopped on the bottom step. She frowned at Tuck who looked anxiously back. After half a minute of silence that seemed like half an hour to Edna, Peppa moved off the staircase and opened her arms.MoreLess
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