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A
Cara Daniels Cozy Mystery
    Book
5

 
    Ada’s
Death

 
    Chapter
1

 
    “She’s
not in immediate danger at the moment but she is going to be murdered in the
next three days.”
    “Are
you sure, Robin? Are you sure someone is going to kill Ada Clement?” Cara
Daniels asked.
    Robin
looked at his watch and tapped it. His face was grim as he turned to Cara. “I’m
sure. My angel watch is never wrong about this sort of thing.” He sighed and
sat next to Cara on the sofa. “I’ve only just met her but I can’t believe that
someone would want to kill that little old lady. If you could make the perfect
old lady with wrinkly cheeks and twinkly eyes, you’d get Ada Clement. Well,
what are we going to do about it?”
    “Save
her, of course,” Cara replied. “I’ve known Ada all my life, she’s lived next
door to Gran forever.”
    Robin
nodded. “It’s good that you already have information about her. What family
does she have?”
    “Her
husband died about twenty years ago. She’s got one son, Ben. He’s about ten
years older than me. He’s married to a woman called … Mary? Martha? No, hang
on, it’s Maria. They’ve been married for about five years, I think. I’ve never
met her but Gran has, she says she’s the perfect daughter-in-law.”
    “Do
they have any children?”
    “No,
they’ve been trying for a while. Ben works at a solicitor’s firm in Leeds. He’s
doing very well according to Gran.” Cara frowned. “Are you sure you’ve got the
right Ada Clement?”
    “I
have got the right one. Does she have any enemies?”
    “You’ve
met her, what do you think?”
    Robin
pressed his lips together while he thought. Then he said, “This looks like it’s
going to be an accidental murder then.” He gave Cara a wry smile. “Unless Ada
is living a secret double life as a drugs baron and her evil past is going to
catch up with her.”
    Cara
folded her arms. “Don’t joke about old women living double lives. I’m not sure
I’ve forgiven Gran yet for her double life.” She tutted. “All this time she’s
been seeing angels and talking to them!”
    Robin’s
look softened. “She couldn’t tell you until you were ready.” He stood up and
rubbed his hands together. “Let’s get started! What’s your plan of action?”
    Cara’s
tummy rumbled. “First I’m going to have some lunch, then I need to check my
emails. I’m behind with some of my website designs, I need to catch up.”
    Robin
threw his hands up. “Never mind about your work! We’ve got to save Ada’s life,
and the soul of the person who’s going to murder her!”
    Cara
stood up. “I thought you said she wasn’t in immediate danger.”
    “Well,
she isn’t! But we need to stake out her house, watch her movements.”
    “Robin,
I know that, but I have work to do. I can’t let it fall behind, I need to earn
money.”
    Robin
leapt forward and placed his hand on Cara’s forehead. “Aha! You’re scared!
You’re wishing someone else could deal with Ada’s case, you don’t want the
responsibility.”
    Cara
shoved his hand away. “I wish you wouldn’t do that! My emotions are my
business, you don’t have the right to jump in and take my emotional
temperature, or whatever it is that you’re doing!” She stalked towards the
kitchen.
    Robin
went after her. “Cara! I’m sorry! I’m still new to this angel business, I don’t
know the right and wrong way of doing things.”
    “Maybe
you need more training,” Cara muttered as she opened the fridge. She paused as
a silence descended. She looked back at Robin.
    His
shoulders dropped. “Perhaps you’re right. I can ask another angel to help you,
one that has more experience.”
    Cara
took some cooked chicken and butter out of the fridge and slammed the door. She
waved the chicken at Robin and said, “Don’t you dare!” She put the butter and
chicken down on the table and sighed. “It’s not you, it’s me.”
    Robin
sniffed. “I’ve heard that line before, I’ve