Puzzled to Death (2011)
“OF COURSE, HE wasn’t accustomed to being rousted out of bed to answer questions for the chief of police.
It was late, because it had taken Chief Harper and Cora Felton a long time to run Ned down. As there was no record of where he was staying, it had taken trial and error to hit the right bed-and-breakfast. Elsie Dixon in her nightgown had let them in, pointed Chief Harper in the direction of Ned’s door, and clumped back to bed without so much as asking what had brought the Bakerhaven police chief calling on one of her guests in the middle of the night. Chief Harper had clumped up after Elsie, returning minutes later with the aforementioned Ned Doowacker.
“But I didn’t do anything,” Mr. Doowacker protested. “I don’t understand. What did I do?”
Cora Felton sized him up. Ned Doowacker was dressed in a white terry-cloth bathrobe and socks. His legs were bare, which made him appear tall and gawky, though he was actually no taller than Chief Harper. Cora took an instant dislike to him, wo...ndered if it was because he had dismissed her puzzles as too easy when he’d signed up for the tournament.MoreLess
It was late, because it had taken Chief Harper and Cora Felton a long time to run Ned down. As there was no record of where he was staying, it had taken trial and error to hit the right bed-and-breakfast. Elsie Dixon in her nightgown had let them in, pointed Chief Harper in the direction of Ned’s door, and clumped back to bed without so much as asking what had brought the Bakerhaven police chief calling on one of her guests in the middle of the night. Chief Harper had clumped up after Elsie, returning minutes later with the aforementioned Ned Doowacker.
“But I didn’t do anything,” Mr. Doowacker protested. “I don’t understand. What did I do?”
Cora Felton sized him up. Ned Doowacker was dressed in a white terry-cloth bathrobe and socks. His legs were bare, which made him appear tall and gawky, though he was actually no taller than Chief Harper. Cora took an instant dislike to him, wo...ndered if it was because he had dismissed her puzzles as too easy when he’d signed up for the tournament.MoreLess
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