Death of a Bible Salesman

By Sarah R. Shaber

World War II wasn’t all glory and patriotic sacrifice, as Louise Pearlie discovers when a murdered con man is discovered in the alley behind her boardinghouse. When she conducts her own investigation, she finds that justice doesn’t always involve the law.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Wildside Press
• Release date: Apr 30, 2022
• ISBN: 9781479466009

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DEATH OF A BIBLE SALESMAN by Sarah R. Shaber

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Copyright © 2015 by Sarah R. Shaber.

Originally published in Murder Under the Oaks: The 2015 Bouchercon Anthology.

Published by Wildside Press, LLC.

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DEATH OF A BIBLE SALESMAN

by Sarah R. Shaber

I was closest to the door when the bell rang, so naturally I was the one who opened it.

Are you the lady of the house? the man asked. He was a small person. I had to look down to speak to him.

No, I said, I’m one of her boarders. My name is Louise Pearlie. You want Mrs. Phoebe Holcombe.

May I speak to her? he asked. If she’s not too, well, distressed.

Distressed? What was the man talking about?

Who are you? I asked.

Hiram King. He removed his black fedora, revealing slicked-down hair with thick comb marks running through it, and held the hat respectfully over his chest. His head was slightly bowed, like an undertaker welcoming mourners to a wake. Even though today was Saturday he wore a natty black suit and tie, which just reinforced his ghoulish image.

I hate to intrude at such a sad time, he said, but I think Mrs. Holcombe would want to see me.

I didn’t know what he was talking about. The saddest we’d been