When I was there.” I swung out into the fast lane on Fountain to pass someone who was carrying on an animated conversation in an otherwise empty automobile, and the limousine trailing us followed suit. Hammond, sitting next to me in the passenger seat, was absorbed in a bright yellow brochure tha...
Hermione Something said in the voice of one who’s been asked the same question many times. “Tall and thin and black. He looked like a big black cigarette.”“He was black?” I asked, remembering the blond driver of the Mazda.“Stupid,” Hermione Something said to herself. “Cops are stupid.”“I’m not a ...
I was swearing by the time she answered on the fifth ring, sounding serene and unconcerned.“Get out of there,” I said. “Go to the place we were talking about earlier. Don’t take anything, just go. I’ll come back with you tomorrow to help you pack.”She didn’t get rattled, just said she’d be out of...