Forty Thousand Dollars and the Deed to Maple Avenue Bakery

place the building on the public foreclosure list.

I folded the paper into thirds and walked back out into the autumn air.

The Oakhaven Diner was nearly empty when Arthur Pendelton slid into the vinyl booth across from me.

The waitress set down two mugs of coffee and a single slice of lemon meringue pie with two forks.

“That will be five dollars exactly,continue reading …