Vanilla Baked Murder: Cozy Mystery Book 3 (Kim’s Cozy Mystery series) Read Online Free PDF
Author: Tom Soule
second autopsy.”
Catherine, taken aback, tilted her head.
“Why? I don’t see the point in doing one. David is already dead. And it won’t make a difference.”
“I want to be thorough and sure,” Sam responded to a wide-eyed Catherine.
“That request is ill-considered, don’t you think?” she asked.
Sam sat in silence and then lifted his coffee.
I disagree, and it is thanks to you. We just established the true person that Guttman was. Let 's give him the respect he never had for us.”
“You are something, Sam Hamilton. Despite the fact that I told you Guttman’s true intention, you still want to do well by him.”
She cracked a smile.
“I see the man you are: a much better man than David was.” Then she added with a giggle,
Are you sure you don't want to meet my niece?”
“Tell you what. If I get your permission for the inquiry, I might reconsider seeing your niece.”
“Well then, how bold! You have definitely grown up,” Catherine said with piercing eyes.
“I won’t hold you to that wager, but at least just say you will owe me a favor, Mr. Mayor .”
“Please let me know whatever you need,” Sam said indulgingly.
Immediately after leaving the Guttman estate, Sam called Sheriff Mulling about enforcing a public inquiry into the Guttman investigation.
Chapter Eleven
It was a Tuesday afternoon; Sam was enjoying a glazed cinnamon bun from Kim’s shop when a call interrupted his delicious snack! Sam was not pleased about breaking from his sweet cinnamon bun, but he glanced at the number and realized it was from the Sheriff’s office.
“Hey, Sam, I have some news on the Guttman case.”
“What is it?” Sam's voice was muffled as he chewed and spoke.
“The coroner medical examiner reports showed some abnormalities with the heart attack. They explained that most heart attacks occur when the oxygen flow in the blood is blocked, but in this case, an unknown substance caused the blood flow to stop. And the unknown substance came from his stomach.”
Sam's eyes bulged out. “I see. I never actually expected anything to surface.”
“We still have more things to look into, like identifying the substance, and whether it was more than an accident.”
Sam was intrigued. “Keep me posted on this investigation.”
“Will do,” Mulling replied.
…
Sam decided to focus all his attention on finding a manager for his campaign. He rifled through a stack of resumes given to him by a headhunter.
Malinda looks good; she ran the Bayset mayoral campaign , Sam thought to himself. He circled her name and set aside her resume. Then he examined the files of other candidates.
…
It was about 2:30 pm when Sam heard a knock on the door.
“Come in!” Sam yelled, straightening his necktie.
Harold looked slightly unnerved as he shook Sam's hand.
“Well, well, well, the young mayor finally came out to play.”
Sam glared at him with a puzzled expression, wondering what Harold could possibly want. He hadn’t seen Harold since the showdown at the council meeting.
“Hello, Harold; can I help you with anything?”
“Stop playing dumb.” Harold looked sharply at Sam. “I know about your public inquiry into Guttman’s death. What's your angle here? Are you trying to scare people into voting for you? Drop the public inquiry!”
“Are you out of your mind? This is not some political move; this is about doing the right thing and being thorough with an investigation.”
“Okay, Saint Benedict, I will play ball. Let's say you drop the public inquiry and lay Guttman to rest. A seat at the council will be waiting for you.”
Sam face's turned slightly orange, enflamed with anger. He looked Harold dead in the eye and said sternly,
“Like I said before, I am just being thorough; I have no desire to sit on the council, because I will still be the mayor.”
“You
Catherine, taken aback, tilted her head.
“Why? I don’t see the point in doing one. David is already dead. And it won’t make a difference.”
“I want to be thorough and sure,” Sam responded to a wide-eyed Catherine.
“That request is ill-considered, don’t you think?” she asked.
Sam sat in silence and then lifted his coffee.
I disagree, and it is thanks to you. We just established the true person that Guttman was. Let 's give him the respect he never had for us.”
“You are something, Sam Hamilton. Despite the fact that I told you Guttman’s true intention, you still want to do well by him.”
She cracked a smile.
“I see the man you are: a much better man than David was.” Then she added with a giggle,
Are you sure you don't want to meet my niece?”
“Tell you what. If I get your permission for the inquiry, I might reconsider seeing your niece.”
“Well then, how bold! You have definitely grown up,” Catherine said with piercing eyes.
“I won’t hold you to that wager, but at least just say you will owe me a favor, Mr. Mayor .”
“Please let me know whatever you need,” Sam said indulgingly.
Immediately after leaving the Guttman estate, Sam called Sheriff Mulling about enforcing a public inquiry into the Guttman investigation.
Chapter Eleven
It was a Tuesday afternoon; Sam was enjoying a glazed cinnamon bun from Kim’s shop when a call interrupted his delicious snack! Sam was not pleased about breaking from his sweet cinnamon bun, but he glanced at the number and realized it was from the Sheriff’s office.
“Hey, Sam, I have some news on the Guttman case.”
“What is it?” Sam's voice was muffled as he chewed and spoke.
“The coroner medical examiner reports showed some abnormalities with the heart attack. They explained that most heart attacks occur when the oxygen flow in the blood is blocked, but in this case, an unknown substance caused the blood flow to stop. And the unknown substance came from his stomach.”
Sam's eyes bulged out. “I see. I never actually expected anything to surface.”
“We still have more things to look into, like identifying the substance, and whether it was more than an accident.”
Sam was intrigued. “Keep me posted on this investigation.”
“Will do,” Mulling replied.
…
Sam decided to focus all his attention on finding a manager for his campaign. He rifled through a stack of resumes given to him by a headhunter.
Malinda looks good; she ran the Bayset mayoral campaign , Sam thought to himself. He circled her name and set aside her resume. Then he examined the files of other candidates.
…
It was about 2:30 pm when Sam heard a knock on the door.
“Come in!” Sam yelled, straightening his necktie.
Harold looked slightly unnerved as he shook Sam's hand.
“Well, well, well, the young mayor finally came out to play.”
Sam glared at him with a puzzled expression, wondering what Harold could possibly want. He hadn’t seen Harold since the showdown at the council meeting.
“Hello, Harold; can I help you with anything?”
“Stop playing dumb.” Harold looked sharply at Sam. “I know about your public inquiry into Guttman’s death. What's your angle here? Are you trying to scare people into voting for you? Drop the public inquiry!”
“Are you out of your mind? This is not some political move; this is about doing the right thing and being thorough with an investigation.”
“Okay, Saint Benedict, I will play ball. Let's say you drop the public inquiry and lay Guttman to rest. A seat at the council will be waiting for you.”
Sam face's turned slightly orange, enflamed with anger. He looked Harold dead in the eye and said sternly,
“Like I said before, I am just being thorough; I have no desire to sit on the council, because I will still be the mayor.”
“You
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