Like a literary game of Telephone, Natural Suspect begins with a chapter from Bernhardt. Then each writer contributes a chapter and passes it along to the next. The result is a completely inventive, brilliantly plotted novel of suspense. Can you guess who wrote which chapter? Arthur Hightower mad...
She spent the weekend writing the reports she’d put aside to go on her wild-goose chase. On Monday, she testified in an insurance case. Minutes after she left the courtroom she’d received a call from an attorney representing a Baltimore Ravens running back who had been accused of beating up his g...
Larry said sarcastically as soon as the guard shut the door to the private visitor’s room. “Don’t, Larry,” Jennifer began. She wanted to say more, but her courage failed her. Larry started to say one thing, changed his mind, and shook his head. “I’m sorry. It’s just with the trial starting…I just...
Mr. Barbour had told her to cook the same breakfast for herself that she was cooking for him. She was used to porridge with bread and water, so eggs and steak were a treat. After breakfast, he’d told her to bathe. When she was clean, he’d given her a new dress and a new head tie to wear to court....