The Reckoning Stones: A Novel Of Suspense - Plot & Excerpts
Zach had left for the church before Jolene was up, and there was still constraint between them as Zach prepared to make the pancake supper he cooked every Wednesday. Jolene offered a “How was your day?” which he ignored by pulling the griddle out from amidst the pots and pans with a painful clanking. The uplifting aromas of vanilla and butter sizzling did nothing to diffuse the tension in the kitchen. Rachel was uncharacteristically silent, accepting her pancakes with a muffled “Thanks,” and eating them quickly, darting glances at her mother and father. Jolene declined pancakes, helping herself to leftover ham and scalloped potatoes. She knew she was only doing it to needle Zach, but she couldn’t seem to help herself. He accepted her refusal without a word, merely adding her pancakes to the stack on his plate and drowning them in syrup. A sharp rap was followed immediately by the creak of the front door opening. Jolene gripped her lips together. Esther.
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