This was new territory for him. He wasn’t exactly sure where he was. Finally he caught her expression. “Something on your mind, Detective Torres?” “Yes. I want to clarify something before we continue.” She ignored his expression, the patronizing, indulgent smile. “Mr. Stein, you do not have any i...
There was a cop leaning against the far end of the bar, near the door leading to upstairs. He gave me one of those meant-to-be-intimidating chin jerks and narrowing-of-the-eyes cold stares as I approached. “Hold it, buster. Where do you think you’re goin’?” I held out my hand so that he could see...
She had slept for about three hours flying out of Tokyo. She blotted her face with astringent-soaked cotton; slid on just a few drops of moisturizer, then some colorless lip gloss. She ran her hands through her hair, fluffed it, smoothed it, settled it. She brushed her dress with a small clothing...
DAVID Cohen as a teaching colleague since for many years we were both on the staff at Columbia. And of course his wife was my patient, but that had very little to do with him.” Dr. Irving Calendar was a pompous jerk. He had shaved the remaining hair on his head to make it appear that his state of...