Phantoms Can Be Murder: Charlie Parker Mystery #13
“The word popped out before I’d even lifted the spade. “What’s this?”
Louisa rushed over, hammer still in hand, and stared down at the square of freshly turned earth.
I raised the spade again and jammed the blade of it into the dirt. The clanking sound came louder this time.
Metallic, like I’d hit a large iron box. I moved the spade around, testing. The metal object was nearly as big as the hole I’d been digging.
“Let’s see, let’s see it!” Louisa urged.
I scraped at the remaining thin layer of d...irt, then we both dropped to our knees and began wiping it away with our hands. Sure enough, there was a round metal object beneath. I felt some raised areas, like an insignia or lettering.
“Get that flashlight we brought,”
I said, brushing like crazy at the dirt.
Louisa came back with the light and aimed it at the floor. “Drat,” she said.
I was still sweeping with my hands, clearing the metal surface.
“Don’t bother,” she said. “See the wording?”
I could make out B.MoreLess
Louisa rushed over, hammer still in hand, and stared down at the square of freshly turned earth.
I raised the spade again and jammed the blade of it into the dirt. The clanking sound came louder this time.
Metallic, like I’d hit a large iron box. I moved the spade around, testing. The metal object was nearly as big as the hole I’d been digging.
“Let’s see, let’s see it!” Louisa urged.
I scraped at the remaining thin layer of d...irt, then we both dropped to our knees and began wiping it away with our hands. Sure enough, there was a round metal object beneath. I felt some raised areas, like an insignia or lettering.
“Get that flashlight we brought,”
I said, brushing like crazy at the dirt.
Louisa came back with the light and aimed it at the floor. “Drat,” she said.
I was still sweeping with my hands, clearing the metal surface.
“Don’t bother,” she said. “See the wording?”
I could make out B.MoreLess
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