Murder, Mayhem & a Fine Man
chapter oneI had every reason to be peeved, and I told Carly so.
"Why didn't you just get me a T-shirt that says: 'I turned thirty-five today, and all I got was the chance to poke around at a crime scene'?"
"'And this lousy T-shirt.' Don't forget that part," Carly added with a grin.
"And I'll bet that lousy T-shirt would be small enough to fit a toddler."
"It's okay. I'd have given you a Wonderbra to go with it. Happy birthday, sis!"
Honestly, she's just like our mother.
Carly, unlike our mother, is a medical examiner and happened to be on call that night. I knew I shouldn't have gone out to dinner with her, but frankly, I didn't have anything more compelling to do than watch a boxed set of the newly released season of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation -- -- my birthday present to myself. Carly had offered to buy me a Cajun dinner at Fishbones instead. She'd already purchased a saucy little dress and matching shoes for me from one of the high-end boutiques she can afford but I can't. Still, I would rather have watched Crime Scene Investigation on TV than be involved in one.
I shot her the evil eye.< ... read full excerpt from Murder, Mayhem & a Fine Man: An Amanda Bell Brown Mystery ebook
