Where is the bane of my existence?In the shower, freshening up.Damn it all to hell. Oh God, who did Ascanio screw now?No, no, he's covered in blood.Oh good. Wait a minute. The kid is covered in blood...
Curran lunged at a silver Bentley. The hood went flying. He thrust his hand into the car. Metal screamed, and Curran jerked a twisted clump out of the hood and smashed it into the nearest car like a c...
I thought of telling him that if it wasn't for Oklahoman cowboys and Mexican whores having a bit of fun, there would've been no Texans, but that would be counterproductive.
The rage of the Beast Lord was a terrible thing to behold. Some people stormed, some punched things, but Curran slipped into this icy, bone-chilling calm. His face hardened into a flat mask, and his e...
One does not simply Roland.Oh boy. I supposed I would get a lecture on the dangers of wandering into Mordor next.
He raised his hand in a peaceful gesture. You need to relax a bit, dove. Like Mouse over there. You trust me, don't you, Mouse?Nope!Ahhh, I'm hurt. Nobody likes me.
The decorator of Las Colimas must have been a great admirer of both early Aztec and late Taco Bell architectural styles.
In there?'She nodded.'You want us to go into the tortoise?'Another nod.'It's alive.'Another nod.
You know, she said, stirring her tea, the fastest way to get him off your back is to sleep with him. And tell him you love him. Preferably while in bed.I smirked and the tea almost came out of my nose...
Isn’t that why you have that gun mounted on the front? Or is it for other reasons, because I would’ve thought that a man with your powers would be past the urge to compensate.Barabas grinned.I had for...
Nice plan. Take the gullible outsiders, walk them around for a bit, then feed them to the giant tortoise.
The good doctor put a spoon of tea into my honey. You're drinking tea a honey badger made, Jim said. What did you expect?
How do yo feel about her doing this? That had to be Mahon. That low-pitched growl could only come from him.We let each other be who we are, Curran said. I don't have to like all of the things she has...
On the other hand it was bad manners to look a gift horse in the mouth. Even if you're getting it from an overweight cracker in a fringe shirt.
You’re taking a nap? Come on, Kate, I need you for this fight. Stop lying around.You must think you’re funny.Just saying, you have to pull your own weight. A hot body and flirting will only get you so...
I had to give it him, to flatter and insult a woman in one propostition took talent.
The skull sat on top of an old Stop sign. Someone had painted the surface of the octagon white and written KEEP OUT across it in large jagged letters. A reddish-brown splatter stained the bottom edge,...
You know anything about investigative work?Sure. Annoy the people involved until the guilt party tries to make you go away.
Somewhere in that database my name sat in its own little niche, the name of a reject, undisciplined and worthless. Just the way I liked it.
If you can't make it go away, wait it out.