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 New Gabe Bergeron Mystery!

The Darjeeling Caper

 

Third in a series of short stories. Read it for free: Saturday through Monday, 5/14, 5/15 & 5/16

 

(Note: New full-length Bergeron Mystery will be published in July) 


 

This wasn't in his job description.

He was an accountant and was totally indifferent to the happiness of his clients. Well, if he could get them a tax refund, it usually cheered up the most despondent among them. But otherwise.

But Ned and Gary Armstrong were upset, distraught, anxious. This anxiety manifested itself as a slight squinting of the pale blue eyes. And a total breakdown of their business skills.

On a good day, the Armstrong brothers could process a credit card transaction without the help of the customer. Cash transactions were still problematic. And they were not having good days.

The brothers were of average height and average build and did not have faces that would launch a thousand ships. Not that he was superficial enough to be swayed by mere physical beauty.

What they did possess were smiles that could make his heart race and his lungs seize. Which was better than the other way round. And he liked them. They were like goofy, sexy puppies.

But they had steadfastly refused to tell him what the problem was. So he was snooping around their shop, Excelsior Tea, on a Saturday. For what exactly? For someone who was vexing the Brothers Armstrong. He had already identified two possible suspects.

And Cory was around to back him up. He was confident they could deal with the varlets.

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