It amazed her how much people wanted to talk at parties. And about nothing in particular.
I'm fine right here.All patience, he bent down until his face was close to hers. What you are is hoping to get drunk enough so that you can take a few punches at someone without worrying about the con...
I slept in myself, didn’t get up until about nine. Has anyone looked outside, checked to see if the world is still spinning on its axis? At which time, he continued dryly, I had a workout—I had souffl...
He took her hand, lifted it to his lips. Nothing could have pleased him more than the quick suspicion on her face. You won't forget me, Eve. You'll think of me, perhaps not fondly, but you'll think of...
Dirge swelled, then without warning, he turned his head,
What about your crepe?Stuff It.She's crazy about you, Mavis commented.It's almost embarrassing, the way she fawns.
Summerset-I see you've destroyed another police vehicle. Perhaps you now hold the record.
Roarke, what's going on here?' 'Lieutenant.' He leaned forward, touched his lips to hers. 'Indications are we're having a romance.
Goddamn Summerset. I've told him to leave my car when I park it.I think he did. Peabody flipped on her sunshades, pointed. It's blocking the drive, see?Oh, yeah. Eve cleared her throat. The car was ju...
Eve, did you marry me for my money?You bet your ass. And you'd better hold on to it, or I'm historyIt's very sweet of you to say so.
Are we running hot or something? Peabody demanded. So a person can't take a minute to have a cup of coffee and maybe a small bite to eat, especially when the person got off a full subway stop early to...
Bite me." -Lieutenant Eve Dallas, from any of the In Death books.
Then simply held it while shame washed
You--Roarke. Eyes watering, she reached for more tissue. Jesus, Eve. Jesus Christ, you never sleep with anybody. And you're telling me you slept with Roarke?That's not precisely accurate. We didn't sl...
The vices of authority are chiefly four: delays, corruption, roughness and facility. Francis Bacon
The man loves you with everything he has, everything he is. Eve, that means you can hurt him.
Roarke: I'll drop you.Eve: No, better I catch a cab or take the underground. This guy sees me show up in a hot car with a fancy piece behind the wheel, he's not going to like me.Roarke: You know how I...
It was the first day in the life of the new lean and mean Peabody. An hour later, she lay on the grubby floor wheezing like the dying. Her quads and hamstrings burned, her glutes wept, and her arms co...
If Piper and Rudy hadn't seen me, I'd have done the inside work myself. Roarke lifted an eyebrow as he secured the first string and took out another. I might have some mild objection to my wife dating...
He wanted to heave the glasses against the wall. Break them, break everything he could reach. Beat it, rend it. He stared out the window, imagined the city in flames, consumed to ashes. And still it w...