I said, Was it Amy? If it was, she was too smart for them, which is what drew their attention. Pike said, They couldn’t ID the source. Meaning what? Jon smirked. Meaning the crap on these boards is us...
I said, Pretty. Yes. She is. You had to be seeing her, when, before you knew me? His eyes never left the picture. I knew you, but I was still on the job. I remember Joe dating back then, but the relat...
I said, Okay, Luke. Here’s my problem. I suspect that your mentor, Mr. Green, is suborning testimony. I think he may even be involved in murder, only I can’t figure out why a man in his position and o...
I put my Corvette in the carport, and met him at the kitchen door. Pike said, Nice eye. No hello, no hey, are you all right? Clark do that? You can always count on your friends for humor.
I leaned against the fence and crossed my arms and stared at her. After a while she looked over and said, Why are you staring at me? Because I am the Lord High Keeper of the Knowledge of Right and Wro...
I gave it to him from the beginning. I had told it so many times to so many cops I thought about making mimeographed copies and handing them out. When I told the part about Nobu Ishida, Jack Ellis sai...
I fingered through Amy Breslyn’s file and skimmed her corporate bio by the hazy glow of the street light. Her corporate portrait showed a round woman with light brown hair, pale skin, a soft face, and...
I felt a stir of hope. Computers and smartphones left a number trail as distinct as tracks in the snow each time they touched the Internet. One of these numbers was assigned by providers but one was h...
I blinked at the black man. Are you the Syrian? Boy, I’m from Compton. The man ain’t here. We gonna search you again, and get you back on the road. Why do you have to search me again? Coz that’s the w...
Holman looked back at Chee. He said, Remember when you offered to front me some cash? I hate to do it, man, you being so nice with the car and this phone, but I gotta go back on what I said. I need a...
Hey, we’ve got this guy, Dan! He’s ours! Dan Tomsic stared at her with the disdain he reserved for shitbirds, defense attorneys, and card-carrying members of the ACLU. He said, It’s easier to cut off...
Hess said, What the fuck? I said, Temperamental. SACs aren’t used to being cut off. I touched her arm. We
Hello. Barkley was wearing a silk short-sleeved shirt that showed his belt bulge. The frowning man was tieless in an expensive charcoal sport coat. Pike was wearing a sleeveless grey sweatshirt, jeans...
He nodded, approving. When he nodded, the two lesser attorneys nodded, too. No one had bothered to introduce them, but they didn’t seem to mind.
He is defiling justice. Defiling. That was probably the merlot talking.
Green streaks of toothpaste highlighted the sink, and the counter was forested with deodorant, mouthwash, zit cream, and all the usual bathroom items. A frazzled toothbrush and disposable razor stood...
Do you know what she’s selling? She offered al-Qaeda her expertise, and a quantity of material. I don’t know how much. Two hundred kilograms of a plastic explosive. These particular explosives are not...
Deep purple moved through the blue as Pike left. Pike was creepy good at this stuff, but Pike had taken a serious risk by entering Jon’s home. A cocked-and-locked Kimber .45 was only inches away, not...
Daniel hoped they were right. The arrow dude might be some kinda bad-ass mercenary, but if he had a hard-on for the waitress, he was way past the money stage. Men stayed sharp when it came to money. M...
Cole sensed Pike didn’t want to talk in front of the girl, so he gave her the smile again. Why don’t you use the shower while I make something to eat? Larkin glanced back at him, and Cole read a new v...