“Wake up! They’re waiting for you to start the show!” she ordered in her loudest whisper, but it had no effect on the sleeping professor. Hannah took a step closer and gave his shoulder a little shake. “Bradford? What’s wrong with you?”

There was no answer and she gave him another shake, much harder than the first. How could he sleep when the audience was waiting? But instead of jumping to his feet as she expected, Bradford tumbled sideways and his head hit the floor with a hollow thunk.

Uh-oh! Hannah didn’t need the little voice in her head to warn her that all was not well, and she fumbled in her purse for the little flashlight on her keychain. She flicked it on and aimed it directly at his face. Even accounting for the blue LED light that made everyone look ghastly, there was no doubt in Hannah’s mind. She’d wished him ill, but not quite this ill. Bradford Ramsey was stone cold dead.

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*** Recipes for cherry, blueberry, and apricot sauces are included right after the instructions for frying Lazy Potato Pancakes.

*** Recipes for cherry, blueberry, and apricot sauces are included right after the instructions for frying Lazy Potato Pancakes.

*** Recipes for cherry, blueberry, and apricot sauces are included right after the instructions for frying Lazy Potato Pancakes.

*** Keebler also makes Fudge Shoppe Grasshopper cookies in a 10-ounce package (mint—40 cookies), Keebler Fudge Shoppe Fudge Filled Cookies in a 9.5 ounce package (18 cookies), and Fudge Shoppe Peanut Butter Filled Cookies in a 9.5-ounce package (18 cookies.) Any of these cookies will work, but if you use the peanut butter cookies, make sure none of your guests has a peanut allergy.

*** Lisa says that when her Aunt Lois and Marcia make these, they use three 7-ounce (or 8-ounce if you can’t find 7-ounce) Hershey’s chocolate bars. They say to tell you that the 8-ounce bars are a tight fit, but you can do it.

*** Sally used Sugar-Free Jell-O brand, .3-ounce boxes, 4 half-cup servings per box.

***Norman says not to chop the eggs too finely—some large pieces are good because they give texture to the egg salad.

***Lemon zest is the yellow part of the lemon peel, finely grated. Be careful not to use the white part, because that’s bitter. If you decide you don’t want these cookies tart, use only 1 teaspoon lemon zest.