Kevin is a winning swimmer in the world’s gene pool – his Norwegian father passed along broad shoulders and a noble chin, and his Irish mother added bright-blue eyes and a dazzling smile. Not surprisingly, his good looks are only exceeded by his high self-esteem. I would not be able to tolerate h...
All the physical evidence from the shooting was in the hands of lab people, who as usual would say nothing till they finished doing what lab people do. Josh Felder sat in on the first half hour of our meeting, to detail the research he had done for us over the weekend. He looked about fourteen, w...
‘Ah, here comes the Iron Woman, climbing again,’ Leo said. ‘You heard about Burke’s Law for elevators, boss?’ ‘No, what is it?’ Delaney hated puzzles. ‘Do Not Enter. Burke has decided elevators are evil.’ ‘I don’t have time to go to the gym any more,’ Sarah said, ‘so I climb stairs to fight the f...
‘What’s next? Where were we before we became media stars?’ ‘This is what’s next,’ Delaney said, walking out of his office with a message in his hands. ‘Can you believe it? AFIS actually got a match on a print.’ It was so rare that a lifted print was good enough – every time anybody expressed the ...
Can I get you to check it before I turn it in?’ ‘Sure,’ Sarah said. She left him there and headed for the stairs. These days, her crowded home life often forced her to skip workouts. She was trying to compensate by climbing every set of stairs she encountered. Ollie Greenaway, walking into the lo...
Just showed you should go with the flow and not sweat the details so much. I mean, look at me now. Rolling out of town in a top-dollar SUV, thick wad of money in the bag at his feet. Hadn’t even stopped to count the money yet, but he knew it was plenty. He really wanted to go home, but he ...
It’s a highly prized commodity that enjoys environmental protection. Famous observatories cap the mountains around the city, and the discoveries of the world-class astronomers who flock to them add luster to the city’s reputation and grants to its university. In pursuit of these benefits the city...