Some genres are automatically associated with certain authors. If I say "tough private eye novel," several names might come to mind--Raymond Chandler, Robert Parker, Dashiell Hammett or Sara Paretsky, to name a few. If I say "Western," you might think of Zane Grey or Louis L'Amour. But if I say "...
It was 6 AM, and Marina's voice was Morrow's wake-up call. The words were ambiguous, but the meaning was clear, and Morrow was up as soon as they were spoken, jamming his feet into his shoes, shrugging into his jacket. It was daylight by the time he crossed the Key Bridge,...