Murder in the Village: a Lady Margaret Turnbull Cozy Mystery book (International Cozy Mysteries 2)
“Gerard Daniels rocketed out of an office door.
“Sir! A woman in her twenties was just pulled out of the river…she’s missing her ring finger.”
Tom nodded to his sergeant and kept walking toward Maggie. As much as he hated involving Lady Margaret on cases directly, he had to admit she’d been an incredible amount of help on many occasions. He’d be a fool not to ask her.
“Well,” he said when he reached her. She jumped a bit when he came up from the side, and it made him happy to have startled h...er. The Detective imagined that it probably didn’t happen very often. “Let’s go.”
“What’s that, officer? Are you taking me in?” A sly smile wandered across her face and she put her hand to her chest dramatically. “I’m sure I didn’t do anything…”
“Alright, alright.” Tom grinned and laced his hand through the crook of her arm. “Come with me. Something’s just come up…literally.” Maggie’s eyebrows danced across her face and Tom shot her a grin. “In the river.” He knew she loved this part, where things were just starting to get interesting for the normal police force was the part where Lady Margaret Turnbull started working her magic. As much as Tom hated to admit it, the little boy in him loved watching her brain work.MoreLess
“Sir! A woman in her twenties was just pulled out of the river…she’s missing her ring finger.”
Tom nodded to his sergeant and kept walking toward Maggie. As much as he hated involving Lady Margaret on cases directly, he had to admit she’d been an incredible amount of help on many occasions. He’d be a fool not to ask her.
“Well,” he said when he reached her. She jumped a bit when he came up from the side, and it made him happy to have startled h...er. The Detective imagined that it probably didn’t happen very often. “Let’s go.”
“What’s that, officer? Are you taking me in?” A sly smile wandered across her face and she put her hand to her chest dramatically. “I’m sure I didn’t do anything…”
“Alright, alright.” Tom grinned and laced his hand through the crook of her arm. “Come with me. Something’s just come up…literally.” Maggie’s eyebrows danced across her face and Tom shot her a grin. “In the river.” He knew she loved this part, where things were just starting to get interesting for the normal police force was the part where Lady Margaret Turnbull started working her magic. As much as Tom hated to admit it, the little boy in him loved watching her brain work.MoreLess
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