I felt my cell phone buzz, and I looked at the screen. Ranger. Your GPS just went blank, Ranger said when I answered. The car exploded. There was a beat of silence. Rafael won the pool, Ranger said. A...
I don’t exactly date, but I sort of have a boyfriend. What does sort of mean? It means that he looks like my boyfriend, but I don’t say it out loud.
I don't know if it's a good idea to give a woman a box of bullets when she's got a pimple.
I checked out the wine. Screw cap. The greatest invention since fire.
I can’t cut back. I’ve turned into a sex addict. I get within a foot of Ranger or Morelli and I’m ready to go … and go, and go, and go, and go.That’s a lot of going. I’m a retired professional, and it...
I can give you a better 'and then', Ranger said.
I buy wine according to the bottle design. After I get down the first glass it all tastes okay to me so I figure you go for something classy to look at on the table
I always wanted to eat with a Negro, Grandma said. Yeah, well, I always wanted to eat with a boney-assed old white woman, Lula said. So I guess this works out good. Grandma and Lula did some complicat...
How’s it going? Morelli wanted to know. It’s average. Stole a truck. Blew up a house. Brought seven monkeys home with me. And now I have a naked man in my shower. Yeah, same ol’, same ol’, Morelli sai...
His pager beeped, and he looked at the readout. I have to get back to Deal. Do you have any secret weapons in your arsenal? You want to make any last-ditch efforts at apprehension?Ugh. He was so smug!...
His full name is Ricardo Carlos Mañoso. Second generation Cuban-American. Was Special Forces. Works for Vinnie now. He makes apprehensions other agents only dream about. He gets a little creative some...
Here’s something else to worry about, he said. And he kissed me—his hand at the nape of my neck and his mouth on mine, soft at first, then serious and demanding. He drew me closer and kissed me again...
Her oldest brother, Lowell, usually sent her a conspiracy-laden tirade about the government being in cahoots with Big Oil, the Russians, and the Taliban, in no particular order.
He's hot, Lula said, but he's a pig. All men are pigs.Do you really believe that?No but it's a point of view to keep in mind . You don't want to go around thinkin' shit is your fault. Next thing you k...
He wrapped his hand around my wrist, pulled me to him, and kissed me. The kiss was warm and short.
He shouldn’t have shot Tiki, Logan said. Hawaiian gods get even. Did you see what Tiki did to his foot? It flew right off his leg when you kicked it!
He lowered his mouth and kissed me. I know I should have kneed him in the groin, but the kiss was delicious. Joe Morelli still knew how to kiss.
He doesn’t look very smart, Diesel said. He’s not even giving me the finger. Can monkey’s do that? Hal asked. Carl gave him the finger. Cool! Hal said.
Happens to me all the time...People are always underestimating my dumbness.
Grandma Mazur reads the obituary columns like they're part of the paper's entertainment section. Other communities have country clubs and fraternal orders. The Burg has funeral parlors. If people stop...