John paced the small living room in the cabin. They’d decided to go there so that they wouldn’t be overheard. He’d already called in the vandalism, but taking the engine and pumper out had destroyed the crime scene. “When would that have been? We got the call right after y...
What was she going to say? Did he want her to describe the fire or what? She adjusted the microphone at the podium. She kept hoping someone would give her a clue as to what they wanted to hear from her. She’d been expecting to talk about the usual call and expense reports for the fire brigade. Sh...
Windom caught her arm. “You can’t feel sorry for everyone. If this boy committed a crime, he’ll have to pay the price.” I could tell he wasn’t really paying attention to what she’d said. She held her head down for a minute and then renewed her effor...
Uncle Saul had wanted to, but he’d forgotten in all the food truck madness that it was Spirit Night. That meant a family obligation for both of us. Neither one of us was looking forward to it, but no one with family missed Spirit Night. All of the Chase family from the 170...
I figured Miguel might still be there trying to get caught up with his work. Or with Tina. Traffic wasn’t too bad getting across town. It seemed to go even faster when I suddenly got cold feet. “What am I going to say to him?” I asked Cole after fil...