He had gone on the Internet and picked the Seychelles Islands. He called his wife and told her to pack. He gave his secretary instructions on what to say if anyone called needing his services. It was simple. Herr Hiller will be out of the country for the next month and will not be able to get bac...
At least the curtain for Act I was about to be drawn back. Dr. Claire Stevens looked at the azure sky and black rippling waters of the Aegean Sea as she went through the thought process of their target location one more time. Sana’a, Yemen, according to legend was founded by Shem, one of Noah’s s...
And I’m almost ten minutes late. That started when my sporty little Miata wouldn’t.The precinct garage was full this morning so I parked in the back lot, which is completely flat, so there was no way to roll my car backward and pop the clutch to get it started. I ended up having two uniformed off...
I really am. I want to be sympathetic. I want to be a good sister.Klarissa and I are roller-blading along the concrete walkway that ribbons along Lake Michigan from Navy Pier to somewhere north of Evanston. I haven’t roller-bladed in years. I didn’t really want to go—after the soccer game I was p...
