Blueberry Cream Cupcake & Murder (A Dana Sweet Cozy Mystery Book 2) Read Online Free Page B

Anyway, funny thing happened and Lucy died mysteriously, then Karla married Max before Lucy’s body was cold in the grave.”
    Dana drew in a deep breath, sighing deeply. “How terrible.” She swallowed hard trying to process all of this relationship drama.
    She needed to talk to Detective Troy Anders about this new bit of information. She wondered if Troy was even working on the case. Even so, she had a lot to think about now.
    Imagine that? Karla was supposed to be married to Max but Lucy stole him and married him. Karla agreed to be the bridesmaid and Lucy died soon after the marriage, then Karla married Max. Then she, too died mysteriously.
    Could it be? Was someone in Lucy’s circle getting revenge on Karla. Oy, yoy yoy . This case was looking more complex than she could ever dream up on her riddles blog.
    Now the question was, who was trying to frame poor Uncle Max for Karla’s murder?
     
     

Chapter 4
     
    “So, how did it go? What did she say?” Katie asked Lucy eagerly in the office at the back of the Café. The small office was located through a door at the back of the large kitchen. The door was closed. So it was just the two of them in there going over inventory.
    The sweet scent of cinnamon and vanilla in the Blueberry Cream Cupcakes batch in the oven wafted to Dana’s nostrils. Her stomach rumbled and she realized that she was due for lunch soon. Of course, she’d snap a hot cupcake topped high with fresh whipped cream after she had her tuna salad sandwich from the deli next door.
    “Well,” Dana said, whipping out her MacBook and placed it on the table that already had scores of loose files and papers on it. Boxes of supplies filled the room. “It looks as if the cops might be barking up the wrong tree by arresting Uncle Max.”
    “Great. But what did she say?”
    Dana gave Katie the run down of the conversation.
    Katie’s jaw fell open for a good full minute. And who could blame her? That was the same way Dana had felt when Darlene gave the tid bit of information.
    “You mean to tell me that Karla was supposed to be married to Max first? She dated him before his first wife, Lucy?”
    “That’s right, cuz.” Dana tapped in the information into Mac, her aluminum friend as she spoke with Katie.
    “I’m just taking this information down just in case.”
    “Good idea.” Katie looked as if she was still in shock. “So that means you have to get a move on to Lucy’s circle of friends or acquaintances who could have done this as some sort of weird form of revenge.”
    “Exactly. But first things first. I’m going to speak to Uncle Max on Monday morning at the bail hearing. I think we can pull together enough funds to post his bail.”
    “Good. And what about poor Aunt Mary? She’s so fragile. She’ll never last in the nursing home.”
    “Well, as we speak, your parents are arranging to have her at the home.”
    “At the home? Where? In my old room?”
    “I guess.” Dana felt bad now for even mentioning it. She’d figured that Aunt Nia and Uncle Merv told Katie. But Katie had been busy working at the café when Dana spoke to her Uncle and Auntie about the situation. It was all about family pulling together in a crisis to help out where they could?
    “Mom and Pops won’t last with Auntie Mary. As much as I love her.”
    “But she’s an invalid. She can’t do anything for herself and you know the staff shortage at the nursing home.”
    “I know,” Katie sighed. “That’s probably why they never called to tell me yet. Anyway, I’m glad we can help for now.”
    “Of course. I think Aunt Mary has some funds tied to the house that she’d use to help with the bail money between that and what we can all pull together. Then, once Uncle Max is free on bail, he can move back to the house and bring his mother with him.”
    “Sounds like a plan.”
    “It better work. I need to ask Uncle Max a few questions about his first wife and her connections. And also anything he could tell me