Murder Under the Tree (31 page)

“I know I have to get rid of the ginseng. I know Walters is a saint…heard all this,” John said in a sarcastic voice. “Al called me this morning. What’s with this holier-than-thou attitude? Who are you to preach to me? You need to be taken down a peg or two and have a reality check. You may fool others, but stop kidding yourself, buddy!” John said the word ‘buddy’ with disdain, his face getting hotter by the second. “You aren't any different from me. Everyone will figure that out, one of these days.”

“You'll be lucky if Al even allows you to stay in Sudbury Falls. You're a risk to all of us. You sure as hell better not be selling ‘that’ ginseng around town anymore. I've heard rumors. We're all getting tired of having to babysit you and clean up your messes. There's going to be a meeting tonight to try and figure out what we need to do with Walters.”

John snickered. “Should be pretty easy to figure out.”

“Wouldn’t be looking forward to that meeting if I were you. After we figure out what to do with him, we should figure out what to do with you! I’m out of here!”

End of sampler.
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For Bill

~ With love ~

Acknowledgements

I'm delighted to acknowledge and thank my son, Peter Bernhardt, the editor of
Murder Under the Tree
and to thank my friend, Lorenzo Martinez, who was a creative advisor. Both were indispensable and made
Murder Under the Tree
happen.

Peter, thank you for your ingenious editing, your phenomenal ideas and insight.

Lorenzo, thank you for sharing your expertise and imaginative suggestions, and for your tireless reviewing of my chapters.

I am also blessed with an incredible support system; my fabulous family and fantastic friends for their love and ongoing moral support and for spreading the word of the Kay Driscoll mystery series. I appreciate each of you and will
forever
be grateful.

I'd like to thank my readers for their support, and my publisher, Lea Schizas for giving me this opportunity.