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    Just Dropping In
    Just Dropping In
    Just Dropping In
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    Just Dropping In

    By Louisa Swann

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    When Hiram Randall finds a corpse in his bathtub all he wants is to make it go away, but the cops are determined to pin the murder on him and so is his shrimpy neighbor. Can Hiram con his way out of this sticky situation? Or will his wife's research pull the plug on his not-so-soggy story?

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherEye of the Eagle
    Release dateJan 20, 2013
    ISBN9781301940547
    Just Dropping In
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    Louisa Swann

    Louisa is a professional writer living in northern California with husband, son, and a slew of critters, both domestic and wild. The family has been off the grid for over twenty years and keeps their carbon footprint small by doing without frig and water heater. Besides writing and caring for critters, both two-legged and four-legged, Louisa is the proud mama of a host of other little beings, namely veggies and flowers, who live in their 8′x16′ greenhouse. Springs fills the air with flowers and song while frogs leap merrily underfoot. Life is sweet!

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      Just Dropping In - Louisa Swann

      Just Dropping In

      Louisa Swann

      Just Dropping In

      Louisa M. Swann

      When Hiram Randall finds a corpse in his bathtub all he wants is to make it go away, but the cops are determined to pin the murder on him and so is his shrimpy neighbor. Can Hiram con his way out of this sticky situation? Or will his wife's research pull the plug on his not-so-soggy story?

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      Just Dropping In

      About the Author

      Just Dropping In

      Copyright 2013 by Louisa M. Swann

      Published by Eye of the Eagle Press at Smashwords

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      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each reader. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

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      Just Dropping In

      I woke up that Saturday morning to the strains of Bach, the rich scent of freshly ground coffee, and a body in my bathtub.

      The Bach and the coffee I'd expected. And the body? Well, she was a drop in.

      I'm not much of a morning person. Until I get that first caffeine IV hooked up and dripping, my worldwide awareness is rather unfocused. I'm a person who needs his routine – stumble out of bed at 7 am, fall into the shower for some eye-crust peeling. Once my eyes are up and working, then it's out to the kitchen for that quick java jolt.

      I'd gotten as far as the bathroom before I realized there was something in the air besides

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