Dark Waters (The Jeff Resnick Mysteries) - Plot & Excerpts
I was later than I’d planned, thanks to having to move Brenda’s car to unblock my own. Though I had a key, I rang the bell and waited. I could hear the sound of barking. A minute later, the door opened and there Maggie stood, looking tired after a long day at work. Looking beaten. Looking better than anything I’d seen in a long time. “No pizza?” she asked flatly as her dog Holly nosed past her. I could see her tail already wagging. “It’ll arrive in about half an hour. Can I come in?” She shrugged. “I guess.” She stepped away from the door and started back up the steps to her second-floor apartment. Holly waited until I was inside and had locked the door before she threw her golden retriever body against me in greeting, looking up at me with adoring eyes, before following Maggie back up the stairs. I liked the dog’s greeting better. I recognized Maggie’s favorite new-age CD playing softly in the background. We ended up standing in the center of her living room. “I come bearing gifts,”
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