Justine pulled her Jag over to the side of the road and stared out at the landscape. I twirled the dial on her police band radio until the signal was clear. She opened her thermos, passed it over to m...
Justice doesn’t necessarily make the world a better place. Compassion always does.’ I
I’m not going to do anything, he insisted. I would never do anything—I’m just not good at keeping what I feel to myself, Lindsay. I know you’re with Joe. I get it. I just want you to know that I’ve go...
It was the building from the drawing in my brain.And if you don’t think that’s a weird sentence, maybe you should reread it.
It sucked, but it was way cool at the same time, Gazzy said. I felt like the Blue Angels! Yeah, except the blue Angels are an extremely well funded, well equipped, well trained, well fed, and no doubt...
Is it important to be right or is it important to do what’s right? That’s one of the hardest lessons to learn.
In case you were wondering, Jacobi said, you snore. Purr, I corrected. I purr.
In an instant, cold sweat coated my forehead and the back of my neck. I swallowed, and the Eraser Max in the mirror swallowed. I opened my mouth and saw the long, sharp canines. But when I touched the...
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If you're going to look back on something and laugh about it, you might as well laugh about it now. Things are almost never as bad as they first seem
I was never a coward, he says irritably, struggling out of my grasp. I was just sensible.
I took a bite of cookie and chewed. Hmmm, I said, trying not to spit crumbs. Clear vanilla notes, too-sweet chocolate chips, distinct flavor of brown sugar. A decent cookie, not spectacular. Still, a...
I remembered something my first partner had told me. Never wrestle with a pig, Lindsay. You both get dirty. The pig likes it.
I mentally reviewed possible responses: 1) Sardonic laughter (always good) 2) Rolled eyes and snort of disbelief 3) Sarcastic You have got to be kidding me. Any
I loved this woman. You can't just turn off that kind of feeling. But I loved a person who didn't exist. I loved someone Diana was pretending to be. Maybe the signs were there, but I refused to see th...
I know your old lady isn’t home, ’cause she’s in the car with Sosh right now. Well, then, Sosh
I flipped down the visor so I could check myself in the mirror, and something small and heavy dropped into my lap.I froze, my breath stuck in my throat. What—?Gingerly, I looked down. It wasn’t a gren...
I don’t need to spend the next few months thinking about what color the invitations are going to be or who’s going to sit next to who, she said. That’s someone else’s wedding, not mine. Not ours. I ju...
I can see why you, sir, are the champ. You bully without regard to race, religion, creed, national origin, or physical abilities. You are an equal-opportunity tormentor.
His ace in the hole was the pipe in the corner, the emergency shutoff valve.