The Case of the Missing Elf: a Melanie Hart Mystery (Melanie Hart Cozy Mysteries book 2)
“It was afternoon and just about the time I’d figured he’d arrive at work. When I stepped up beside him, he greeted me politely.
“Toby, could you spare me a minute here before you go inside?” Accosting him this way made me feel like a cheap gumshoe detective in some dimestore novel. But I needed to do what I needed to do if I wanted to free Wendy from suspicion.
My turning up a few feet short of his workplace didn’t appear to rattle Toby. “Sure,” he said, “I’ve got about five minutes bef...ore I go on duty. What do you need?”
“I’ve heard things got a little tense between you and Jeremy Plummer the other day.”
Toby pulled a face. “Why would you care about that?”
“It’s just that Mrs. Plummer is a new hire. With Ginger being a friend, I thought maybe I should scope out what the trouble is. I’m here to help Ginger avoid any problems.
Toby shrugged.MoreLess
“Toby, could you spare me a minute here before you go inside?” Accosting him this way made me feel like a cheap gumshoe detective in some dimestore novel. But I needed to do what I needed to do if I wanted to free Wendy from suspicion.
My turning up a few feet short of his workplace didn’t appear to rattle Toby. “Sure,” he said, “I’ve got about five minutes bef...ore I go on duty. What do you need?”
“I’ve heard things got a little tense between you and Jeremy Plummer the other day.”
Toby pulled a face. “Why would you care about that?”
“It’s just that Mrs. Plummer is a new hire. With Ginger being a friend, I thought maybe I should scope out what the trouble is. I’m here to help Ginger avoid any problems.
Toby shrugged.MoreLess
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