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Three guests were due to arrive at La Baraque in the afternoon, both a day earlier than usual, and Molly was ready for them. The cottage and pigeonnier were spotless, with complimentary bottles of wine and welcome notes with restaurant recommendations and emergency numbers in place. Coming off a now-rare week of no guests, she and Constance had been able to get everything cleaned up in time, which was a good thing, since Molly was now focusing most of her attention on Bernard Petit’s murder.
Though she remembered Ben’s impressions of him, she had not met Petit, which she was sorry for now that he was dead. It wasn’t that she didn’t trust Ben, but of course it was always better to judge first-hand. One of the main reasons Molly liked detective work so much was figuring people out, unde
