Throw a Monkey Wrench (An Emma Cassidy Mystery book 1)
“Emma protested, feeling cornered and defensive as she perched behind her desk in her office, arms folded across her chest.
Across from her, Sherilee sat comfortably in the visitor’s chair, her notebook open on her knee. Her hair was neatly tied and pinned, her boots were polished, her shirt spotless. Her discreet lip gloss and mascara enhanced her air of competency.
“Emma, I’m just doing my job. I have to interview everyone who might have had an opportunity.”
Her condescending manner only made ...Emma grit her teeth harder. “Opportunity? You mean to say the poisoning was deliberate?”
“Oh yes. Unless you call ground up slug pellets in the pistachio ice cream an accident?”
Emma’s jaw dropped. “Slug pellets?”
“Mm-hmm. Metaldehyde. It’s a nasty poison.
Causes abdominal cramps, nausea, vomiting…well, you know yourself, don’t you?”
Cat. Emma just managed not to let that slip out. “Doesn’t that put me in the clear? If I poisoned the ice cream, why would I eat some myself?”MoreLess
Across from her, Sherilee sat comfortably in the visitor’s chair, her notebook open on her knee. Her hair was neatly tied and pinned, her boots were polished, her shirt spotless. Her discreet lip gloss and mascara enhanced her air of competency.
“Emma, I’m just doing my job. I have to interview everyone who might have had an opportunity.”
Her condescending manner only made ...Emma grit her teeth harder. “Opportunity? You mean to say the poisoning was deliberate?”
“Oh yes. Unless you call ground up slug pellets in the pistachio ice cream an accident?”
Emma’s jaw dropped. “Slug pellets?”
“Mm-hmm. Metaldehyde. It’s a nasty poison.
Causes abdominal cramps, nausea, vomiting…well, you know yourself, don’t you?”
Cat. Emma just managed not to let that slip out. “Doesn’t that put me in the clear? If I poisoned the ice cream, why would I eat some myself?”MoreLess
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