Thursdays were technically the second day in the week that he had off. Sundays were the first. He hadn't had two consecutive days offsince he became rabbi of a synagogue.He had toyed with trying to take offMondays, but too much seemed to happen on that day. So he took offThursdays, but usually en...
“HELLO?” “It’s Paul. We’ve been called to investigate a possible homicide over on Shady Glen Drive.” Mark whistled low. Shady Glen Drive was in a private, gated community where the super wealthy lived. Sooner or later death claimed everyone, from those with no home to those with dozens of them. I...
One thought kept rolling through his mind, turning and turning, taking on the rhythm of the hoofbeats beneath him. Robin Longstride is the Hood. He’d known about his men being sold off, used as bait in a trap for the Hood. As a child Robin had long shown an affinity for the bow, winning contest a...
The look of horror on his face spoke volumes to Samantha. He tried to yank his hand away again, but she wouldn’t let it go. She looked at him, wishing she could make him understand, but knowing that he never could. She waited for him to say something. “Please tell me you didn’t—” “I did… saw… a l...
Anthony asked. “No, but I just figured out how to force her to come to me,” Samantha said. “Care to share?” Ed asked. “Not just yet.” She glanced over at Trina. “Stay here. I’ll be right back.” &...
It shook her entire body as she huddled around herself, hands digging into her arms and shoulders. She rocked, the chair beneath her creaking with each movement. Her wailing filled the small home, swirling around the air like a wasp digging its way into the ear, burrowing its way deeper. “Stell, ...
“Emily Dickenson, Robert Frost, Shakespeare's Sonnets. I would not have taken you for the poetry type.” He smiled. “And what type would you have taken me for?” It was a good question, and it reminded her that she was standing in the house of a man s...
Once Jeremiah had done one more cursory sweep for bugs they settled down at the table to compare notes. “Did you see this?” Cindy asked, holding up one of the brochures she had collected earlier. “What is it?” “Apparently the...