Slip and Go Die (A Parson's Cove Mystery) (30 page)

“In Herman Wheeler’s house.”

“How perverted and wicked is that? They murder a man and then use his house for storage? What’s happening to this world, Reg?”

Reg just shook his head.

I didn’t want to appear too anxious but I had to know.

“By the way, how much is this reward and when do I claim it?”

Reg stood up and handed his cup to me.

“I believe Maxy told me it was ten thousand dollars and that you’ll receive it next week.”

“Ten thousand dollars? I can’t believe it! I can pay for my furnace now.”

Reg opened the door. “I’d say you can probably put a little away for your next one, too.”

Just before the door closed, I said, “You call the Captain, ‘Maxy’?”

“Not to his face.”

He grinned and shut the door.

All was well again in Parson’s Cove.

The End

About the Author

Sharon Rose and her husband, Al, (now retired) live in the home that they designed and built over thirty years ago in a small community in Manitoba, Canada. Sharon squeezes in writing time between volunteering and grandchildren’s visits. Every winter, she and her husband escape the cold northern winds and head for Galveston, Texas.

While taking a three-year writing course with the Writing School in Ottawa, Canada, she had two novels published.  One of her short stories appeared in
Woman’s World
. Since then, she’s had several short stories and one children’s story published. Her real love, however, is writing cozy mysteries involving her two favorite characters: Mabel Wickles and Flori Flanders. She is now concentrating on her Parson’s Cove mysteries.