Murder Most Mellow (A Kate Jasper Mystery)
“A litter of broken pink and white blossoms obscured the body’s edges.
“Jerry?” I whispered, trying to persuade myself that I was seeing a man who was merely asleep.
But the body was too still, the limbs positioned too awkwardly for sleep. And the back of the head didn’t look right. It was misshapen under the blood-matted hair, like dough that had risen improperly.
“Jerry!” I called out urgently. The body didn’t move.
My brain was buzzing with adrenaline, my vision preternaturally clear. A voice... in my head told me that I was looking at Jerry’s body, Jerry’s dead body. But I didn’t want to believe the voice.
I stepped across the impatiens and knelt down beside the body, crushing more blossoms. I took a deep breath and forced myself to reach for his wrist to check his pulse. But my hand stopped before touching him. It jerked back as if it had a will of its own.
Then I noticed something moving on his head and neck. What were those black specks? I bent closer. Ants! Jerry was covered in ants!MoreLess
“Jerry?” I whispered, trying to persuade myself that I was seeing a man who was merely asleep.
But the body was too still, the limbs positioned too awkwardly for sleep. And the back of the head didn’t look right. It was misshapen under the blood-matted hair, like dough that had risen improperly.
“Jerry!” I called out urgently. The body didn’t move.
My brain was buzzing with adrenaline, my vision preternaturally clear. A voice... in my head told me that I was looking at Jerry’s body, Jerry’s dead body. But I didn’t want to believe the voice.
I stepped across the impatiens and knelt down beside the body, crushing more blossoms. I took a deep breath and forced myself to reach for his wrist to check his pulse. But my hand stopped before touching him. It jerked back as if it had a will of its own.
Then I noticed something moving on his head and neck. What were those black specks? I bent closer. Ants! Jerry was covered in ants!MoreLess
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