by Diana Orgain | May 17, 2021 | Roundup Crew, Sneak Peek, Uncategorized
Did you miss Chapter One? Did you miss Chapter Two? From Murder at Yappy Hour Chapter Three A commotion was building outside in the bar area. Beepo was yapping relentlessly, Yolanda was alternating between calm, soothing tones that I guessed were directed at Beepo and a high-pitched, nervous tone that I figured was directed at the baritone voice that was cutting in and out. Obviously, the police had arrived. I cringed. I had to get myself together. Why had I called the police before figuring out Rachel’s involvement? I turned my face into the stream of water and drank unabashedly from the faucet. The water did nothing to relieve my nausea. And what the hell was I going to do about the letter? How many copies were out there? Fortunately, the guy hadn’t cc’d anyone on the letter, but he had to have a copy on his computer. If he’d threatened closing down Rachel’s bar, I could only imagine how angry she’d be. But even still . . . she would have challenged him . . . or hired a lawyer . . . or something, but she wouldn’t have bashed him in the head with her best bottle of merlot! I ran the water through my hair, then turned off the faucet and straightened. I evaluated myself in the mirror. Not only did I look like a drowned rat, but the color had completely drained from my face. Worse still, I looked like I had something to hide. Prying open the door, I peeked out into the corridor. The body was still sprawled across the sienna-colored terra...
