A forensic mechanic is underneath the Audi when we enter. We announce our presence, he slides out from underneath the chassis, and we introduce ourselves. “I heard people got hurt,” he says, “are they going to make it?” “Two girls got burned,” I say...
I get up and leave early to fetch it, then drive to the hospital. In the waiting room of the neurology polyclinic, I browse household cleaning tips in a women’s magazine. The reading selection here leaves much to be desired. The polyclinic radiates sterility, but I stand instead of sit. The last ...
A photocopy of Sufia’s address book is in a plastic sleeve on my desk. I have coffee and a cigarette and browse through it again. I recognize more names familiar from the tabloids. Sufia must have liked to surround herself with famous people. I start dialing numbers. I introduce myself and say I ...
when we start the drive home from the yacht club. Kate is drunker than I thought. She’s got that female drunk thing going on, by turns giggly and weepy. She’s been drinking three days running. I’m not sure if this is just her first exposure to hanging out with a hard-drinking female crowd, keepin...
Hunter standing behind the desk at the front of the room. He motioned for all of them to join him and, as Justin approached, he saw dozens of bracelets lying on the table and glistening with a greenish glow. The teens arranged themselves in front of the table and stared at the metallic bands. Mr....