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I'm sharing snippets from the 4th Alex O'Hara cozy mystery, The Case of the Wedding Wrecker. I'm picking up where we left off last week. Alex is talking to Nick in jail.
Snippet:
“I don’t
understand why they charged you.” I sounded shaky. I was shaky. My clasp on him and the bars kept my knees from giving
out.
“The evidence
is pretty damning.”
“What
evidence?” I clung to him to keep from dropping to the floor.
He chucked me
under the chin. “Hey, girl. Buck up. You’re stronger than you think.”
And a little more:
I shot him a nasty
glance. “How am I supposed to ‘buck up’? You’re under arrest, and I don’t know
why.” Because I didn’t want him to worry about me, I straightened and clasped
the bars instead of him. “Why did
they arrest you?”
“Good girl.
Don’t let them win. They had the big three. Means, opportunity, and motive.” He
ticked them off on his fingers. “Motive—he threatened you and held Ma hostage.
I threatened him.”
“But that was
weeks ago.”
“Doesn’t
matter. You know the quote about revenge being a dish best served cold?
Dan thinks I let it fester then exploded.”
“But you
didn’t. I know you didn’t.”
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C'mo Alex! There's a mystery to solve and a man to claim!
ReplyDeleteThat is so right!
DeleteWhoops - I meant "C'mon". Time for a nail nip.
ReplyDeleteLOL
DeleteThis is not moving fast enough for me. I need to know what's going on! Alex can let the anger help push her through, right? I mean, I'm still upset about them arresting the groom during the wedding, so she must be livid about it.
ReplyDeleteJust imagine all the emotions she's going through. Anger, disappointment, frustration, fear.
DeleteThis is so tense, I fell her struggle to keel it together. Shared
ReplyDeleteThanks.
DeleteStick to that belief, Alex! He didn't. Now get busy proving it! :-)
ReplyDeleteNo post for me this week. :-)
She's not giving up!
DeleteHe's certainly calm under pressure. I hope she can gather the facts to clear him and quick! Great snippet.
ReplyDeleteThanks. Considering his job, he has to stay calm.
DeleteHe seems pretty evasive with his her questions and him doing it.
ReplyDeleteDarn. I sure didn't mean that.
DeleteWhy won't he give her a straight answer? Something's not right about his replies. But I know she won't let this go. Great snippet! Tweeted.
ReplyDeleteOh, dear. I thought he did answer her--when he told her what the police have to arrest him.
DeleteHe's very calm considering the circumstances. I wonder whether he's hiding something. Intriguing snippet indeed.
ReplyDeleteGood observation.
DeleteThanks, Jeff.
ReplyDeleteThe fact that it took him so long to actually answer her question of "what evidence" (even if he was trying to reassure her) just... feels wrong. What is he hiding now?
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