Tim heard Jackie say in the kitchen. Tim and Charlie had excused themselves when Jackie came downstairs. Eddie had followed Jackie down a few minutes later. He still wouldn’t meet Tim’s eye. “I’m sorry, Dad.” Billy said. “Sor...
She stuck to the speed limit and accelerated evenly and moved confidently through traffic. He’d seen her in action now and she had shown competence in every situation. He liked her. A lot. It didn’t hurt that she was very easy on the eyes. “Alright,...
I strained my eyes to see but I didn’t have to. My ears told me the story. Some very large vehicles were coming down the street. Then the road behind the trees lit up, silhouetting all the knifers hiding beyond the parking lot. There were so many. “...
I asked. “To see if he was doing his job.” “Was he?” “Probably.” Manetti looked out the window. Five o’clock and it was dark outside. For rush hour, there weren’t too many cars on the roads because the weather was getting rea...
He found her backpack on the kitchen counter, took out the tape recorder, and went into the bathroom to listen to last night’s tape. Before the last investigation, Eddie had never put much stock in EVP. It didn’t make any sense. Why would ghost noise be picked up by a reco...
He wrapped a towel around his waist and left wet footprints on the carpet as he hurried to answer it. He didn’t recognize the number. “Eddie McCloskey.” “Edward, old friend. I need your help.” The voice was familiar but it to...