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    Corned Beef and Casualties
    Corned Beef and Casualties
    Corned Beef and Casualties
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    Corned Beef and Casualties

    By Lynn Cahoon

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    St. Patrick’s Day shenanigans turn sinister in this California cozy mystery novella by the New York Timesbestselling author.
     
    Jill Gardner’s charming bookstore café is raking in the green as tourists flock to South Cove, California, for the big St. Patrick’s Day festival. But as the visiting revelers get increasingly rowdy, the locals aren’t exactly feeling the luck of the Irish. But the partying turns perilous when the body of a tourist if found near the shore.
     
    Jill is shocked to hear that the woman she’d met in her shop just a few hours before is now dead. And as her police officer boyfriend Greg takes on the case, Jill starts reading between the parade lines to catch a killer.

    This eBook edition includes a bonus teaser chapter!
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLyrical Press
    Release dateFeb 5, 2019
    ISBN9781516109364

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      Corned Beef and Casualties - Lynn Cahoon

      Corned Beef and Casualties

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      Lynn Cahoon

      LYRICAL UNDERGROUND

      Kensington Publishing Corp.

      www.kensingtonbooks.com

      Contents

      Corned Beef and Casualties

      Also by Lynn Cahoon

      Corned Beef and Casualties

      Contents

      Copyright

      Dedication

      Acknowledgments

      Old Irish Saying

      Chapter 1

      Chapter 2

      Chapter 3

      Chapter 4

      Chapter 5

      Chapter 6

      Chapter 7

      Chapter 8

      Gertie’s St. Patrick’s Cheesecake

      Love Lynn Cahoon?

      Meet the Author

      A Guidebook to Murder

      Who Moved My Goatcheese?

      A Story to Kill

      Copyright

      To the extent that the image or images on the cover of this book depict a person or persons, such person or persons are merely models, and are not intended to portray any character or characters featured in the book.

      LYRICAL UNDERGROUND BOOKS are published by

      Kensington Publishing Corp.

      119 West 40th Street

      New York, NY 10018

      Copyright © 2019 by Lynn Cahoon

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any means without the prior written consent of the Publisher, excepting brief quotes used in reviews.

      All Kensington titles, imprints, and distributed lines are available at special quantity discounts for bulk purchases for sales promotion, premiums, fund-raising, educational, or institutional use.

      Special book excerpts or customized printings can also be created to fit specific needs. For details, write or phone the office of the Kensington Sales Manager: Kensington Publishing Corp., 119 West 40th Street, New York, NY 10018. Attn. Sales Department. Phone: 1-800-221-2647.

      Lyrical Underground and Lyrical Underground logo Reg. US Pat. & TM Off.

      First Electronic Edition: February 2019

      ISBN-13: 978-1-5161-0936-4

      ISBN-10: 1-5161-0936-8

      Dedication

      To my Island co-mates—Thanks for helping me keep the dream alive.

      Acknowledgments

      This group of novellas started with my desire to get back into writing in the South Cove world. My editor listened to my crazy ideas over dinner one night in Atlanta and took the spark back to the publishing company. A month later, I got a call from my agent about a contract. You never know where a good idea will take you. For me, the spark turned into three fun visits with Jill, Greg, and the rest of the gang. Thanks to everyone who had a part in making this world expansion happen. The gang from South Cove thanks you too.

      Old Irish Saying

      If you have to swallow a frog, try not to think about it. If you have to swallow two frogs, don’t swallow the smaller one first.

      —Old Irish Saying

      Chapter 1

      If you study the calendar, you can find a holiday to celebrate almost every day of the week. National Take a Walk in the Park Day, National Hot Dog Day, or, one of my favorites, National I Am in Control Day. With my Aunt Jackie convinced that I need to be told what to do on most days, at least one day a year I can pretend my life is my own.

      Our local marketing maven, Darla Taylor, not only ran South Cove Winery but kept us up on the many different reasons to celebrate a day or hold a sale. Darla was also a reporter for the town newspaper. The girl kept busy.

      Today’s event had been in the planning stages for several months. For the first time, South Cove, California, was donning the green and going all in for St. Patrick’s Day. The calendar had been gracious enough to land March 17 on a Saturday, so we had had a parade this morning as well as a full day of activities that started at the Castle and ran all the way down to the beach.

      Fireworks were scheduled for tonight, just after dusk. Although as drunk as people were already, I doubted many of the out-of-town crowd would be awake for the spectacle. Everyone was working a double shift at my coffee shop and bookstore, Coffee, Books, and More. We’d close the shop down at six, and then the team was invited to my house for dinner and to watch the fireworks on my front lawn at eight. I live on the outskirts of South Cove, less than a quarter mile from the beach. Toby Killian, my part-time barista, and Greg King, my boyfriend, would be at the house for their dinner break, but then, as two of South Cove’s finest, they’d have to go back out to protect and serve.

      Greg had brought in more officers from Bakerstown for the day. The cost had been a point of contention between him and Mayor Baylor, but the city council had agreed with Greg and decided it was better to be safe than sorry. I think the mayor must have had other plans for that part of the budget. But then again, doesn’t he always?

      I guess I should introduce myself since I’ve gone on blathering for a while now. I’m Jill Gardner, owner and sometimes manager of Coffee, Books, and More—when my aunt lets me manage, that is. We’re the only coffee house in South Cove. Diamond Lille’s is the diner down the street, and although Lille does serve breakfast, I stay in my lane of coffee, drinks, and delectable desserts from Sadie Michael’s Pies on the Fly. Sadie’s one of my best friends as well as my cheesecake supplier. South Cove has been my home now for close to eight years, and I couldn’t imagine living anywhere else. Even on days like this.

      Can I get a double shot mocha? A tall blonde stood at the counter. Dressed in a green bikini top, Daisy Duke shorts, and a green plaid flannel shirt that ended at the edge of her shorts, she looked like a typical California twentysomething.

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