“You’re the guy with the resources,” he said to Colfax. “What do you think? You think whoever killed Franklin and staged the accident killed Betty Bedford and ransacked the Kretzers’ place.” “Don’t forget the Wyatt mugging.” “Crap. We’re going to need a lot more white boards.” “But on the bright ...
How close he was to the truth. Kelli rubbed the towel over her hair, momentarily taken aback at its shortness. At the sound of water running in the tub, she hoped Windsor wouldn’t soak his bandages. She wasn’t sure she had the strength to change them now. Her eyes burned, and she had the bone-wea...
She stretched, then leaned over him to open the curtains on the window above the bed. “We may be closed,” she said, “but I’m way behind in prep work. I’d like to get a head start before the movie people come back.” “Are you saying it’s time to rise and shine?” he asked, sh...
A knock on the door interrupted his trek. All he wanted was bed, and he was tempted to ignore the knock, but he checked the peephole and discovered Ashley’s face on the other side. He refastened his trousers and opened the door. She held up two snifters, each containing about an inch of amber-col...
Jost’s face reddened. He gave the tiniest of nods in Gordon’s direction and took a seat. “Something I need to know?” Gordon asked. “No, sir. I can handle it.” Gaubatz stared at a point above Gordon’s eyes. “Is it about Jost’s...
She’d been here often after his accident, but it had been three months since her last visit. The visit where she had vowed to stop grieving. As if saying could make it so. She ached for Randy. He had never completed his grief. It was devastating not being able to say goodbye to loved ones, to hav...
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"You okay?" Sarah's freckles stood out against her pale skin. "Yeah, fine. But I think this would be a good time to take a quick break and leave you to your cop stuff. Autopsies and killer signatures aren't exactly my area of expertise." She walked away. Steady, he noted with relief. He should ha...
Gordon hooked a foot around a chair leg and pulled it away from the table, gesturing to Justin. Judging from the expression on his face, this was more than an announcement of Doc’s arrival. “What about Doc Evans?”Justin reached for Megan’s hand. “The accident. It was him. He’s in critical conditi...
The daughter wanted money. Doris wanted to stay out of a nursing home. Megan’s grandmother had never met Jeffrey, but had confirmed Doris used to live in the guest house. Jeffrey’s financial information revealed he had an active bank account and had been using credit cards. That was normal enough...
“If, and I’m saying this as a cop, if your sister did go through Paula’s Places, do you think she’d tell you how she did it?” “I’m answering as a cop, much as it pains me. If this is an opportunity to crack open an assassination ring, yes, I’d push her to get us inside.” &...