By Jessica Beck
Donut store proprietor Suzanne Hart sees shoppers come and move all day lengthy. but if certainly one of them up-and-disappears, the police begin asking questions. it sort of feels Suzanne is the final individual to have visible Emily Hargraves, who runs the neighborhood newsstand. Suzanne has not anything to document approximately their come across. but if Emily doesn't happen, no information is undesirable news…
Suzanne has to confess that Emily's final request used to be a bit odd―a blueberry donut made to reserve, with chocolate icing, sprinkles, stars, and a chewy bitter gummy malicious program coiled on best. Odder nonetheless: Suzanne's ex-husband Max additionally seems to be lacking. yet what rather takes the cake? The corpse Suzanne unearths putting from a tree within the park. Who knew donut-making might turn into such harmful business…
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I remember thinking how nice it smelled. I called her name, but she still didn’t answer. Finally, I got up my courage and turned on the light. ” Tears welled in his eyes. ” “No, I tried to give her artificial respiration. I thought maybe I could save her. But I couldn’t. ” “One of the neighbors. The lady next door. ” He was chewing on his lower lip so hard, I was surprised it wasn’t bleeding. ” “Don’t worry, Howard. ” He had a point there. ” Oh, great. I could see it now. ” I smiled what I hope was an encouraging smile.
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