Tyson glanced at Amber, and eased his phone from his pocket. He was frowning at my reply when Amber stepped away from the woman and her dog. Tyson saw her turn, and jammed the phone back into his pock...
These dogs are not machines, goddamnit. They are alive! They are living, feeling, warm-blooded creatures of God, and they will love you with all their hearts! They will love you when your wives and hu...
There were dozens of boats and skiers on the water, the powerboats and jet skis buzzing like angry mutant wasps.
The tall man’s pistol suddenly appeared in front of Orlato’s face, locked dead center between his eyes. The flat copper snouts of its bullets slept in their cylinder crypts. Elvis
The people in the terminal ebbed and flowed with the early morning flight schedule of the big cross-country flights to New York or Miami or Chicago, then grew steadily as the number of flights increas...
The lock was removed, and the door rose with a ratcheting clatter, filling the truck with grim red shadows. Jack checked the time. 2:55 A.M. The people ahead of them started to move. Krista’s
The living room, dining room, and kitchen proved to be a waste of time. Another phone sat in the kitchen with another empty memory. I was having what we in the trade called an unproductive morning. Th...
The Men’s Central Jail is an anonymous building behind Central Station, less than ten minutes from the Criminal Courts Building in downtown L.A. I parked in a neat, modern underground parking structur...
The Malinois breed bit so hard and well, and showed such bite commitment, they were jokingly called Maligators.
THE GIRL was moody getting out of the car, making a sour face to let him know she hated the shabby house and sun-scorched street smelling of chili and episote. To him, this anonymous house would serve...
Some of us find our way with a single light to guide us; others lose themselves even when the star field is as sharp as a neon ceiling. Ethics may not be situational, but feelings are. We learn to adj...
She was looking at me expectantly, so I nodded. Sure. If you can at least look smart, people will assume that you are smart.
She spoke in a fast rush. Can’t talk. Meet me in forty minutes. Say where. Forty minutes. Not half an hour or an hour. Forty. Like we were Ukrainian spies. We
She shouted for help, screamed and shrieked, and thrashed again. He simply watched until she was winded. Then she finally spoke. I was in the kitchen— Now you’re not. She was stirring honey into hot t...
She looked at me with clear eyes that were free of doubt or equivocation. Of course. I knew that we would.
She didn’t say anything for a time, and then she said, Well, in this case the powers that be are probably right. I nodded, but she probably couldn’t see it. I don’t believe Truly had a secret agreemen...
Scott told himself to be patient, but wondered what Cole knew. Cole’s offer to help was like a worrisome terrier that wouldn’t let go of his ankle. Cole might be one of those people who colored outsid...
Scott slapped on their flashers, and pushed out of their car. The flashers painted the street and surrounding buildings with blue kaleidoscope pulses. Stephanie
Scott felt uncomfortable, but managed a nod. Most of what Hess told the chief was lies. Thank you. I’ll
Pike tapped Jon’s leg, and Jon rolled on, cruising back to their cars. Everything moved quickly after their brief reconnoiter, which was how Pike liked it. Speed was good. In armed confrontations, spe...