I had heard what she said, but somehow it wasn’t processing. Carlton dead? Sabrina arrested? No, not possible. Carlton was the murderer, not the corpse. “What did you say?” “You heard me, and you heard me right. Get over to the police station right now. I’m on my way, too. We have to find out wha...
There wasn’t a sign of anyone else. “What are you doing home?” He blurted this out, stopped, and reddened. “I didn’t mean … you startled me.” I smiled, hopefully not too brightly. “I came to pick up all of the discards for Aunt Mary’s rummage sale. Do you know where the big box is?” The living ro...
Cora Lee grasped Aunt Mary’s arm, as if she’d collapse without support. “I’d know that ring anywhere. It belonged to Louis.” Petal sat in the wing chair, the now disintegrated glove in her teeth, still making low growling noises. “Louis? What are yo...
Double doors on the side of the low, white building opened and a tiny Chinese woman, who looked more like a girl, emerged followed by a tall, lanky, Hispanic man. "I'm Dr. Woo." She paused for a second by the truck window. "This is Dr. Hidalgo. Dr. Williams is inside, waiting. Let’s get her out."...
Had he been waiting on the porch, counting down the seconds? It hadn’t worked. I was ready. “It’s a beautiful night. Look at all those stars. Let’s walk.” ‘It’s darn near freezing. You can see the stars through the windshield.” We drove. As we walked up on Aunt Mary’s front porch, Dan’s expressio...