By Leighann Dobbs
Whilst a retired mobster finally ends up murdered and one in all her grandmother’s most sensible neighbors is the final one to determine him alive, Lexy Baker can kiss her plans to spend a run of the mill summer season dreaming approximately her upcoming marriage ceremony to detective Jack Perillo good-bye.
Lexy concurs to assist her grandmother's octogenarian women' Detective membership resolve the homicide. yet she does not expect sneaking into crime scenes, interviewing kooky kin, and following thugs round town.
But whereas Lexy is busy juggling her bakery, her grandmother, and the hunky F.B.I. agent despatched to enquire the homicide, Jack seems spending loads of time together with his shapely, blonde ex-girlfriend who without notice arrives in town.
Will Lexy have the ability to trap the killers and become aware of the true mystery approximately Jack's ex earlier than it’s too overdue?
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Extra resources for Brownies, Bodies and Bad Guys (Lexy Baker Cozy Mystery Series Book 5)
She didn’t are looking to rock the boat. yet, if she didn’t get out of the automobile quickly, she used to be going to succumb to warmth stroke. Grabbing the pie, she reached for the auto door deal with. A circulate on the police station door stuck her eye. It was once Jack … and he wasn’t by myself. Lexy’s abdominal sank while she observed who used to be with him. Simone. She observed Simone smile up at Jack. Lexy imagined her batting her eyelashes. was once he smiling again? Lexy’s middle twitched as she watched them stroll out into the car parking zone jointly, towards Jack’s truck. Then she began to consider anything else. Anger. She had the unexpected urge to snatch the pie and wreck it into Jack’s face. yet she stuck herself simply in time. It wouldn’t do to get offended like that. how one can take care of that kind of factor was once to behave like she didn’t care. For all she knew, it used to be completely blameless. correct? probably it had whatever to do with the Nunzio Bartolli case and Simone used to be a few type of witness. convinced, that has to be it. Why else might Jack be together with her? Jack’s simply doing his activity, she inspiration, as she watched them pull out of the parking zone via narrowed eyes. For a minute she pictured herself following them, simply to make certain, then one other circulation contained in the police station stuck her eye. throughout the huge glass home windows within the entrance, she might see Brax Daniels status on the table. The sleeves of his white collared blouse have been rolled as much as display tanned, muscular forearms. From the place her vehicle used to be she may simply make out a shadow of stubble on his chin which offer him an attractive “bad boy” glance. Lexy appeared down at her pie. She puzzled if Brax cherished coconut cream. I guess Brax is lots extra beneficiant with sharing details. She opened her motor vehicle door. the surface air appeared cool in comparison to the roasting stuffiness contained in the motor vehicle, although it was once seventy-eight levels out. She slipped out of the auto, positioned the pie at the roof, straightened her brief denim skirt and fluffed her ponytail, then grabbed the pie and walked over to the police station door. Cool air rushed out as Lexy opened the door to the station. She stood nervously simply within, the pie balanced in her upturned palm. Brax grew to become to examine her, his eyebrows mountaineering towards his hairline. “Is that pie for me? ” Lexy held the pie out in entrance of her and did her most sensible effect of a southern coquette. “Why definite, I do think it truly is. ” Brax rewarded her along with his million buck smile and walked towards her, inflicting her center to flutter annoyingly. He took the pie. “Coconut cream? ” Lexy nodded. “I love coconut cream pie. ” Brax placed his hand at the small of her again and swept her out of the reception sector and down the corridor. He opened the door to 1 of the interrogation rooms which used to be now setup as a makeshift workplace. “Welcome to my domestic clear of home,” he stated placing the pie at the desk and rummaging in a field at the flooring. He pulled out a few paper plates and plastic forks. “Aha! It can pay to be ready. ” Lexy sat in a single of the chairs and watched him reduce the pie with the plastic fork and scoop a bit out onto one of many plates.