“The Turtle Girl is on my mind. Selma Crowley isn’t returning my calls.”
“She might be busy.”
“All day? I doubt it. She has a flexible schedule. There was supposed to be a break in the turtle egg case by now. She said something was happening today.”
“Is she on the island?”
“I don’t know. The receptionist was vague.”
Ike snorted. “She’s always vague. Not much between those ears.”
I playfully punched his bare chest. “Get serious. I’m concerned about Selma. Something’s wrong.”
“You got spidey senses now?”
“No. But it’s like when I knew who killed the judge last fall. My gut says Selma’s in trouble. She really wanted to catch this egg thief.”
Ike gazed out the window for a few moments. “We could watch the ferry unload this evening.”
That was a good idea. Selma hadn’t confirmed what time she’d have news today. Maybe she’d hop the last ferry and then call me from the safety of the mainland.
“I should go out there by myself. Since you’re a cop, you might spook her or whatever’s going down.”
Ike’s arms tightened around me. “I insist on going with you.”
The atmosphere in his office shifted from fun to stifling in a heartbeat. I tried to get clear of him, but his arms caged me like jail bars. “What gives you the right to insist? This a free country.”
“You nearly died investigating the judge’s murder. I can’t take that chance again. I know you have this Nancy Drew, girl detective, streak in you. I can handle that. As long as I get to come with you. I can’t risk losing you, Linds.”
The way his voice cracked melted my heart. He wasn’t locking me behind bars. He was helping me do my job. “Okay. You can come.”
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Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
About the Author
A sneak peek at Turtle Tribbles, novella #2 in the Lindsey & Ike series:
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