title: A Case of Nosy Neighbors (A Morning Shade Mystery)
author:  Lori Copeland 
description: Praise for Morning Shade #2: <i>A Case of Crooked Letters</i>: Curl up in your favorite chair and settle back for another visit to Morning Shade, where Maude, Stella, and CeeCee have stumbled across another entertaining and heartwarming adventure. Angela Hunt, author of <i>The Debt</i>
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  ## [Prologue](9780062747464_Contents.xhtml#r_idParaDest-1)
  
  
  SHE SENSES DANGER EVEN BEFORE SHE HEARS THE SOUND.
  
  
  It’s a gorgeous morning, cloudless and just cool enough, perfect for a run.
  She left the house eager to be on the road, especially after skipping the day
  before.
  
  
  But it seems weirdly quiet to her, quieter than it should be. The few houses
  she passes sit forlornly, their windows dark, and so far she hasn’t
  encountered a single car or cyclist. Just up ahead there are woods on each
  side, and though the wind is moving through the tree leaves—she can _see_
  it—she can’t hear the rustling. It’s as if someone has turned off all the
  sound today, except that of her footfalls on the blacktop. And her breathing.
  
  
  Her body feels off, too. She’s been jogging for a mile, her white T-shirt
  already damp wit