The Devil's Puzzle
The Devil's Puzzle
“Someday Quilts wasn’t open yet, and its exterior looked quiet and clean. One of the officers who had been at the scene the night before had washed the sidewalk down, removing the blood, though I could still see traces of it. It was hard to believe it had been just a few hours since I’d come across Molly lying at the spot, and harder still to believe that in just a few weeks a break-in at the school had escalated to violence. What was next I didn’t want to think about.
Rather than go into the em...pty shop, I headed across the street to Jitters. Going there every morning had become a ritual for me, and I knew I wasn’t alone in that.
“Rough night, Nell?” Ed peered at me over his newspaper. As always, his coffee and apple spice muffin were in front of him.
“Long night would be a better description,” I said. “Have you talked to Jesse?”
“No. Does he need something?”
“I think he’s just checking some things,” I said.
I decided it would be better for me not to give Ed any information about the note or the brick.MoreLess
Rather than go into the em...pty shop, I headed across the street to Jitters. Going there every morning had become a ritual for me, and I knew I wasn’t alone in that.
“Rough night, Nell?” Ed peered at me over his newspaper. As always, his coffee and apple spice muffin were in front of him.
“Long night would be a better description,” I said. “Have you talked to Jesse?”
“No. Does he need something?”
“I think he’s just checking some things,” I said.
I decided it would be better for me not to give Ed any information about the note or the brick.MoreLess
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