41There were still a few guests at the dinner that she had not spoken to. Her best friend Frances had been off on a jaunt for the last week, visiting Irish castles, if Molly remembered correctly. Frances was not known for her powers of observation, as her talents lay in other directions, but talking to her was worth a shot. If for no other reason than to follow the most basic investigative protocol of speaking to everyone who had been present at the scene of the crime.
Frances and Nico lived in a small apartment near the center of the village. Frances had always had money—first from her very wealthy family, and then money she made herself writing jingles for ad agencies. But after moving to France on a whim, she had fallen into a simple life with Nico that was not about having the latest
