BESTSELLERS & BEST FRIENDS
My book publishing blog, with murder mysteries woven through it.
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I went back to Randy’s loft today, after Holly and Bob left.
Randy once mentioned how he always thought it would be cool to have a secret room behind a bookcase. That’s gotta be what’s going on.
Behind the one wall of bookshelves, there must be a secret room with that sixth window. The one left open, out of which it’s assumed Randy jumped.
I pushed, pulled, and lifted random books that sat on the shelves. Nothing.
I pushed at the baseboard with my right foot. Nothing.
I looked carefully for finger smudges. Nothing.
I looked under Randy’s desk and in its drawers for a button. Nothing.
Could it be voice activated? I whispered to the bookshelves, “Abracadabra.” Nothing.
I commanded, “Open!” Nothing.
And thought how embarrassing it would be if Holly unexpectedly walked back into the office.
Then I saw it. The Lefty book I had published. I smiled. That would be so Randy.
I lifted Lefty and heard a faint click. I then pushed on the shelves.
The cold air from an open window rushed out of a small room.
Tomorrow: The fatal manuscript