Book Excerpt
“What’s happening, Presley?” Katy
whispered from behind me.
“One of our sales girls is getting
arrested I think,” I said more calmly than I felt, trying to take in the
situation and sarcastically thinking what a wonderful start to my new venture
this was. It all felt surreal.
“I can see that. You know what I mean.”
“Are you wondering how I could get so
damn lucky to be given this wonderful opportunity that on my very first day of
business ownership I’m faced with the police coming in and arresting one of my
employees?” My voice rising against my
will. I didn’t want to add to the
spectacle.
“Yeah, that’s exactly what I was
thinking,” she whispered, ignoring my tone. “Being around you is never boring.”
“What are you doing?” Roxanne’s voice
broke into my thoughts as the policeman pulled out his handcuffs and asked her
to put her hands behind her back.
“Ma’am, calm down. You are under arrest
for the murder of Drew Conner. You have the right to remain silent…”
The cop continued, and I turned to Katy
and said, “Murder? This is happening?” I
had just assumed she had some less nefarious infraction, such as an unpaid
parking ticket or Jay walking or even writing a bad check. Something like that. A crime, but not a major
crime.
Two of the three cops started to lead
Roxanne out. “Presley, I’m innocent. I swear! I’m being framed!” she cried as
they took her out the door to the waiting squad car I could see outside. The
cop who had initially spoken walked back over to us.
“Are you her manager?” he asked.
“You could say that I guess. I own the
place.”
“You guess?” his eyebrows lifted
questioningly, giving me that look that made me question everything coming out
of my mouth for fear it would be taken wrong.
“I own this place as of about an hour
ago and arrived minutes before you did,” I explained.
He chuckled though I saw nothing funny
about this situation. “Sorry. What a rough first day,” he said, and it seemed
like he meant it though I still didn’t find the situation funny.
“You can say that again. So Roxanne
murdered someone?”
“Allegedly,” he corrected me. “I am
going to need to ask your staff some questions if you don’t mind.”
Even if I did, I doubted there was much
I could do about it. I presumed this was a rhetorical question and to not
comply would be obstructing justice or some such thing, and I did have a
healthy respect for the police. Besides, the minute the cops walked in, the
customers shopping had walked out, and the two other staff members were just
staring at us dumbfounded so it’s not like they were going to get anything else
done.
About The Book
Title: Accessories & Alibis
Author: Laina Turner
Genre: Cozy Mystery / Chick Lit
In the 10th book of the chick lit
series, Presley buys failing retail boutique, Silk, and on the first day
of business ownership the store manager Roxanne is arrested for
murdering her boyfriend. Roxanne insists she’s innocent and asks for
Presley’s help.
Presley believes her and tries to help
while getting the boutique up and running just to find out someone has
been paying themselves from company funds? Who is stealing from Silk and
is there more to Rod and Roxanne’s relationship than meets the eye?
Author Bio
As
a child Laina thought she would either be a truck driver (thanks to
Jerry Reed in Smokey and the Bandit) or work at Taco Bell (her favorite
restaurant as a child). As she grew older she realized her talents lay
in academics and business and for the last several years has been a
business consultant and college professor where she uses the analytical
side of her brain and not the side that makes up stories.
Through all her career choices she has
continued to have a passion for writing. This stemmed from childhood
whereas an only child she developed a vivid imagination spending most of
her time making things up and thinking the Incredible Hulk lived in her
closet.
Proud of her vast experiences in life
from barrel racing to being on the dance team for a semi pro basketball
team to being a mom of 2 amazing kids, she tells her family and friends
that no one is safe from their escapades slipping in to her books.
Taking the plunge to write books that
she actually lets people read in 2010, she has worked her way up to
having 5 fans (maybe 6 now). Her blog, The Art Of Living Fabulously, was
launched to share the daily fun in the life of a Real Housewife of the
Midwest along with the musing of other fabulous ladies.
Links
Purchase Accessories & Alibis on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00NJAKT8Q
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