Gravel ricocheted against the underside of the car. Lane’s stomach lurched as they crested a hill and experienced momentary weightlessness. “So what did you think of the medical examiner’s report on Lombardi’s cause of death?” Harper drove. And he can’t stop talking, Lane thought, He must be as scared as I am. “What did you think?” Lane thought, If he needs to talk, then let him talk. Lane tried shifting his weight to find a more comfortable position. The pain will happen. It’s the expectation of pain, that’s the killer. “I think he’s right about the two blows that killed Lombardi. It makes sense. One to the back between the shoulder blades. The next to the back of the head. That’s the one that finished him. Just like you said it would. Dead long before he hit the river. No evidence of drowning. Oh, and Erinn told me to say thanks for dinner. She likes Christine. Erinn figures things will eventually settle down between Christine and Matt. Says she thinks the girl’s all mixed up because of the cult thing.
What do You think about A Hummingbird Dance (2009)?
