A Puzzle in a Pear Tree (32 page)
“Coincidence?” Sherry’s mouth dropped open. But of course. How could she have missed it? Her friend was radiant, glowing, giddy—just like her aunt. “Brenda, are you kidding me? Do you mean it?”
Brenda nodded. “It’s true. Can you believe it? Me. It finally happened to me.”
Sherry shrieked, hugged Brenda again, and they were off, chattering like crows on amphetamine.
“Well, who is he?” Sherry demanded. “Do I know him?”
This time Brenda’s laugh sounded somewhat forced. “Yes, you do. . . .”
And in from the bar walked Sherry’s ex-husband, Dennis Pride.
About the Author
PARNELL HALL is the author of the acclaimed Stanley Hastings mystery novels and the Steve Winslow courtroom dramas, as well as four Puzzle Lady mysteries,
A
Clue for the Puzzle Lady, Last Puzzle & Testament, Puzzled
to Death,
and
A Puzzle in a Pear Tree.
Nominated for the Edgar, the Shamus, and the Lefty Awards, he lives in New York City, where he is working on his next Puzzle Lady mystery,
And a Puzzle to Die On.
ALSO BY PARNELL HALL
A Clue for the Puzzle Lady
Last Puzzle & Testament
Puzzled to Death
AND COMING SOON IN HARDCOVER
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With This Puzzle, I Thee Kill
A PUZZLE IN A PEAR TREE
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This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.
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Copyright © 2002 by Parnell Hall
Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 2002016423
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