She also told them about Felix’s death and their concern that it might not have been an accident. “Dad,” Emma began, turning to her father, “Rikki told us that the coroner said that Felix died from the blow to his head, not from his heart attack. Is that common?” &nb...
I took it and shook politely, but not before noticing a very large Golden Retriever by his side. As I've said before, I'm not much of an animal person. The dog came forward and intently smelled my legs, which were encased in cotton leggings. I must have seemed nervous because Greg pulled him back...
We were heading toward the back of the two-story sprawling abode with Stella giving me a mini tour along the way. We passed through a spacious kitchen sparkling with silver appliances and bustling with catering staff. Along one wall were French doors open to the patio. From there, we passed into ...
In front of her was a large pad of lined note paper; in her hand, a pen. This time she'd come prepared. Following her mother's advice, she'd gone to the new, hip hair salon on Colorado Boulevard and had them reshape her choppedoff hair. While she was at it, she had highlights added. The end resul...
Edgar and Chris showed them puppets in different stages of their creation, from initial sketches to the sculpting of the heads in clay and casting of the molds. There were several in the midst of being painted and some getting their inside gears installed. The workshop was orderly with specific s...
And once again, Quinn walked Emma through the noisy lobby and casino toward the elevators leading to the tower that housed her suite. In addition to being exhausted, Emma felt a bad headache coming on, made worse by the assault of slot machines, shouts of gamblers, and bla...
In fact, today might even be the first time since he came to work at the firm. I walked down the hallway until I came to his office door. It was open, but the lights were off. His office computer wasn’t turned on either. Was he late, sick, or taking a vacation day? I was hoping it was door number...