Thank you all for your comments.
Yes the plots are really intertwined -- but I always love stories that do that so that when you get to the end you can say -- Ohhhhhh! Hope you like the way this one is going.
Thanks for the Agatha Christie reference -- She's an idol --
Hang in there. It's all done and at my BR's desk who is doing a fantastic job amid all of her RL needs. And there are 21 parts. Yep, it's grown. Just waiting for Laswa's wonderful input to keep posting. Still on an every other day schedule. So more tonight!!!!
Thanks again for the nice words.
Barb.