Changing Habits

By Alice Loweecey

The day Giulia Falcone jumped the wall—that’s code for leaving the convent—her sole possessions were the clothes on her back. Four years later, she’s an official Private Investigator juggling a rash of church vessel thefts and her complete inability to find a wedding gown that doesn’t require her to steal a gold chalice for herself. Giulia is a champion multitasker. The Church is on her back to find the thief. Everyone she knows insists she walk down the aisle to the soundtrack for The Sound of Music. Her fiancé’s relatives are overwhelming her with plans and advice and excitement. Piece of cake. She can find the clue that unmasks the thief. She can keep an eye on the music. All she needs is a wedding gown for her own wedding. In four days. What could possibly go wrong?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Alice Loweecey
• Release date: Jul 11, 2023
• ISBN: 9798215655160

Alice Loweecey

Baker of brownies and tormenter of characters, Alice Loweecey celebrates the day she jumped the wall with as much enthusiasm as her birthday. She grew up watching Hammer horror films and Scooby-Doo mysteries, which explains a whole lot. When she's not writing humorous mysteries or nightmare-inducing horror fiction, she can be found growing vegetables in her garden and water lilies in her koi pond.

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Changing Habits

A Giulia Driscoll Mysteries Short Story

Jump the Wall Press

Copyright © 2023 Alice Loweecey

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One

Giulia Falcone stared in horror at her full-length reflection in the bridal shop’s mirror.

I am not walking into church with chandelier bits hanging from my nipples.

Her sole bridal attendant laughed. Laurel and Giulia became friends the day Giulia walked into Laurel’s soup kitchen three years earlier. Giulia became godmother to Laurel and Anya’s daughter and Laurel was the only person Giulai trusted to give sensible opinions on wedding gowns.

Laurel studied the gown’s bodice. If you make them swing against each other like wind chimes, they might harmonize with the organ music.

Katie, Laurel’s fifteen month-old daughter, reached for one of the dangly bits. Pretty!

Her mother caught the tiny had before it caused irreparable damage to the designer gown.

Enough. Giulia unzipped herself and stepped out of the ridiculously expensive dress. Katie, it’s time for ice cream.

Katie clapped. Strawberry! she said, minus all the rs.

It’s your own fault for leaving the dress shopping so late, Laurel said. You do remember you’re getting married this Saturday?

Giulia climbed into her jeans and sweater. "Trust me: the date is never far from my thoughts. I blame work. Driscoll Investigations has been buried in work for the past four months. Frank is being more of a boss than a