“We can’t taint each other by talking about it,” he insisted. “We have to write down our independent observations and thoughts without talking.” So we walked back up the mountain road—we’d come out well below my cabin—in utter silence. Once we made it to the lodge, we all took turns at the comput...
Christ, I thought, tempted to loosen the uncharacteristic tie I was wearing, this better be worth it. I slammed the car door and headed for the front gate of the Palmer House. I’d been driving back from Houston when Barbara called, asking that I come by at four to meet a prospective client. She’d...
“What are we going to do with it?” Taylor asked. His eyes were glittering with excitement. He was bouncing on the balls of his feet, like a ball of nervous energy. With a grim look on his face, Frank dropped the bug down the garbage disposal, turned on the faucet, and flipped the switch. The grin...
The sun was setting in the west, and darkness was starting to fall over the city. Gravel and shells crunched under my feet as I walked across the parking lot to where I parked my car. I pulled the keys out of my pocket just as a couple of cars pulled into the lot and parked on the other side. My ...