Critter Catchers Book Seven
A familiar monster. A brand new enemy. A small town on the edge of losing everything.
Something big is prowling the woods around Parson’s Hollow, and Demetrius Singleton is afraid it’s another wolfman. The sudden arrival of Cody’s niece, Summer, and the strange behavior of Demetrius’s Aunt Amelia distract the two newlyweds from investigating, however, until people are reported missing and others violently murdered. Demetrius and Cody now realize they are the only two with enough experience to stop whatever lurks in the woods.
Refusing to believe in a paranormal entity, Deputy Lucia Durant calls in a State Police sergeant, and Cody and Demetrius are surprised to find it’s Hap Blanchard, an officer they’ve worked with before who’s more open to paranormal possibilities. Soon, Demetrius, Cody, Lucia, and Hap are joined by a number of familiar friends who help them race the countdown to the next full moon and solve their most deadly and personal case yet.
“Okay, so we have a lot to do, and we’re going to need some fuel to do it," Demetrius said. "What’d you two find for dinner?”
Cody exchanged a look with Summer. “Ketchup surprise.”
“Didn’t you two just go shopping?” Demmy said.
“You guys eat out a lot,” Summer said. “Do you ever cook?”
“Sometimes,” Cody said. “When we’re not hunting monsters.” He stood up and said, “Let’s get our fancy clothes on and go to Antonio’s.”
“What?” Demmy looked surprised. “Did you win the lottery or something?”
“Nope. Just think we should treat ourselves once in a while.”
READ MORE“Is it like Margie’s?” Summer asked, looking at him suspiciously. “Is Antonio Margie’s brother or something?”
“Antonio’s is the nicest restaurant in town,” Demmy said.
“Tablecloths and cloth napkins and glass goblets for water.”
“Won’t Margie miss you?”
“If you want, we could stay here and you could make us all dinner,” Cody said.
“Antonio’s sounds nice.”
“I thought you might see it that way.”
“Back to Parson’s Pines afterward?” Demmy asked. “Check on Felicia?”
Summer got up from the table and ran toward the guest room. “I’ll get changed! Do I need to wear long pants for such a fancy restaurant?”
“We’ve created a monster hunting monster,” Cody said.
“Let’s hope she doesn’t get a taste for it,” Demmy said, giving him a quick kiss before walking to the bedroom to change.
A note taped on the inside of Antonio’s glass door read: Sorry, closed due to family emergency.
“That sounds ominous,” Demmy said.
Cody had been thinking along the same lines. “How old is good ol’ Antonio?”
Demmy shrugged. “Not sure. We don’t eat here often enough to really know him.”
“Correction,” Cody said, “we don’t make enough money to be able to eat here often enough to really know him.”
Demmy grinned. “I stand corrected.”
That grin helped Cody feel a bit better in spite of everything. It let him know things probably weren’t as bad as they seemed. Yet.
He turned away from Antonio’s door and stopped at the sight of Summer standing just behind him with her arms crossed and a sulky expression.
“I take it we’re going to Margie’s again?” she said.
“In case you hadn’t noticed, there aren’t a lot of options here in town,” Cody said.
“Have you considered going to another town?”
Cody frowned. “Why would we do that?”
“Ugh.” Summer turned toward Margie’s Diner, several storefronts away. “I put on long pants for this.”
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