By Mary Daheim
With significant renovations occurring at Seattle?s favorite B\?9126B, Mary Daheim strikes Judith, Renie and the remainder of the unforgettable extended family to transitority accommodations at a on line casino inn. but if a magic express leads to homicide, Judith and Joe are at the task. secret maven Mary Daheim serves up homicide and mayhem during this story of a holiday long gone awry on the Stillasnowamish lodge on line casino. After being pressured out of the B\?9126B through post-fire renovations, Judith and Renie close up the family members and settle in for the length. as though bickering from the 2 moms wasn?t adequate difficulty, the gang discovers Salome, the hotel magician?s appealing assistant they?d visible practice simply hours past, useless from a number of stab wounds. whereas Judith can?t aid yet snoop round, her husband Joe is formally recruited to enquire by way of the on line casino supervisor. The chase is on as suspect after suspect emerges leaving Judith and Joe to respond to the the most important, but baffling question?o?s the genuine on line casino killer?
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No. ” Judith did know Bill, and had for thirty-five years. A retired professor of psychology, he still saw a limited number of patients and sometimes acted as a consultant to his former department at the university. He was exceptionally intelligent and highly perceptive. Renie deferred to his opinions and was wont to repeat them like a puppet. Her cousin’s attitude had always struck Judith as out of character. But, Judith figured, that was probably one of the reasons Bill and Renie had been married so long.
And you can’t use a cell phone at the tables, of course. You could be cheating. ” Judith couldn’t resist smiling. Joe cocked his head to one side, the gold glittering in his green eyes. ” HOCUS CROAKUS 41 For once, Judith wasn’t going to succumb to what she called the magic of Joe’s eyes. She held out both hands in front of her. “Forget it. I’m not going to get dressed, do my hair, and put my make up on all over again. ” Joe looked disappointed, but didn’t argue. “We’ve got plenty of time. ” Joe put his hands over his ears.
It does, at that,” Renie replied with a frown as her 56 Mary Daheim initial investment of twenty dollars decreased to ten. ” Judith nodded in the direction of the Corvette. ” “Dream on,” Renie said. “Those things never pay off. You don’t even get decent jackpots along the way. ” “Still . ” Judith gazed at the ’Vette’s sleek rear end. “I think I’ll try it anyway. ” “Ohhh . ” Renie cashed out the few quarters that were left in her machine. “I’ll play, too. But not for long. Those cars and trucks and boats and motorcycles they display as jackpot prizes are real sucker bait.