Three Green Notebooks Left in a Cedar Chest on Elm Street

the copy of the old church minutes I found.”

I pulled the folded white papers from my pocket and laid them on the table.

Frank looked at the names of the parish trustees on the bottom of the page. His hand stayed in his lap, his fingers twitching slightly.

“Gale is still the head of the charity board, Mabel,” Frank said. “If I sign a certification saying continue reading …