Un-Fur-tunate Events (Vanessa Abbot Cat Cozy Mystery Series Book 4) Read Online Free

she got to the front porch, she stopped.

     “Oh, hello again.”

    Andrea Morton climbed out of a bright
red Volkswagen Bug and hitched her handbag over her shoulder. She glanced
around. “I didn’t mean to disturb you.”

    Vanessa shook her head. “I was just
preparing dinner. What can I do for you?”

    “I have misplaced my medication,”
Andrea told her. “I was going to look for it where we had lunch this afternoon.”

    “The police might have logged it in as
evidence,” Vanessa replied.

    Andrea sighed. “That was the last of my
prescription. Do you mind if I just take a look?”

    Vanessa nodded her head. “Of course you
can. You’ll have a better chance of finding it if I come with you.”

    Andrea narrowed her eyes at Vanessa. “How
nice of you.”

    Henry and AngelPie followed behind them
as they made their way across the lawn.

    “Frank never told me the name of your
foundation?” Vanessa asked.

    “It’s called the Frank Morton
Foundation.” Andrea burst out laughing. “Frank isn’t known for his modesty.”

    Vanessa shrugged. “It’s not that bad.”

    “It’s Frank’s foundation,” Andrea told
her. “But the people who work for him are doing important work.”

    Vanessa and Andrea reached the edge of
the woods where the group had the picnic earlier that afternoon.

    “Were you the one who prepared the
picnic lunch?” Vanessa asked.

    “No, if it had been up to me, I would
have picked up deli sandwiches.” Andrea replied.

    “Oh, someone made the lunch?” Vanessa inquired.
“That was quite a picnic. Who would have gone to that much trouble? Sabrina?”

    “She couldn’t boil an egg if her life
depended on it.” Andrea snapped.

    AngelPie brushed against Andrea’s legs.
Andrea stooped down and stroked the back of AngelPie.

    “Steve is a great cook. He wouldn’t stop
complaining that we didn’t finish the sandwiches he made for the picnic. I
joked that the police took his sandwiches into evidence just so they could eat
them. Sometimes I think he takes his meals too seriously. For a holiday party,
I brought in a tray of cupcakes. He wouldn’t touch them when he found out they
were store bought.”

    “I would prefer a homemade sandwich
over a store bought one any day,” Vanessa pointed out.

    “Jerry was the same way…” Andrea trailed
off before quietly searching the grass in

    front of her. “I suspect that you are probably
right. The police must have picked up the bottle. I’ll just stop by the police
station on my way home.”

    “They won’t release it to you. It’s now
part of the investigation of Jerry’s death.” Vanessa informed her.

    Andrea’s eyes widen. “Why wouldn’t they
release it? Jerry died of a seizure.”

    “The police suspect that he was
murdered.” Vanessa replied.

    “Who would want to kill Jerry? He worked
so well with everyone.” Andrea gasped.

    “What was Jerry’s role in the foundation?”
Vanessa asked.

    “He was the CEO. Jerry had been part of
the foundation since the beginning.” Andrea turned to walk back to her car.

    “Did Jerry and Frank work together
before the foundation was created?” Vanessa asked.

    “No, Jerry was hired by Frank because
he worked at an organ donation center. Jerry had years of experience working
directly with hospitals. He had made connections with hospitals all over the
country.”

    “Can I ask you a question, Andrea?”
Vanessa asked. “How does the foundation actual work?”

    “We help connect the hospitals who have
potential donors to the patient candidates who have been waiting sometimes
months for a viable organ replacement.” Andrea said.

    “So, you have a list of patients?”
Vanessa asked. “Who is the one responsible for that?”

    Andrea stopped in front of her
Volkswagen Bug and turned to Vanessa. “Jerry organized the list for the
foundation. He and Frank would work out the logistics of linking transplant
recipients with hospitals.”

    “Do you assist them with