by Diana Orgain | May 27, 2021 | Cooking up Murder, Sneak Peek, Uncategorized
Did you miss Chapter One? Did you miss Chapter Two? Did you miss part one of Chapter Three? From Murder as Savory as Biscuits Chapter Three Continued… “See,” Mona said quietly. Leo couldn’t help but agree with her. This wasn’t a vicious dog. If it had attacked, it must have been severely provoked. The dog willingly followed Mona down the trail, and she spread her picnic blanket across Leo’s back seat and coaxed the dog into the car. He hoped the picnic blanket would be enough and that he wouldn’t find bloodstains on his seats later, but he didn’t breathe a word of that concern to Mona. “Hey,” he said as he made the first turn. “Can you call ahead and let the vet know we’re coming?” “Great idea!” She dialed, and after a brief conversation, she hung up and said, “They’ll see us as soon as we get there.” Sure enough, they were ushered to an exam room as soon as they brought the dog in. The vet swept into the room, and Leo was struck by his gentle demeanor. But the vet cast a suspicious glance at Leo and Mona. “I understand we have a stab wound?” the vet asked. “That’s right,” said Mona. “On his front leg.” The vet bent down and scratched the dog’s chin, then inspected the stab wound. “Blood on his fur too,” he murmured. He looked up at Leo and Mona. “What happened?” “We’re not sure,” said Leo. “I’m a detective. We found the dog at a crime scene, and I’m taking care of him while the case is under inves‐ tigation.”...
