mystery-series

At the moment developing a nice little inoffensive cancer somewhere on dry land seemed infinitely preferable to what she was grimly convinced was soon to be her death by drowning way too far out at sea.

His attitude to physical clues was rather like that of the modern Christian to miracles. They could happen, but probably not just at the moment.

The Land of Civilian was a dry bitter place where you sat in your car staring at drawn curtains and closed doors for hours on end, and where everything was a big, freaking secret.

Awoke to find three vultures sitting on the fence. Realizing they were a portent of impending death I shot them.

The love of money can do wicked things to one's soul.

The finest thing in the world is knowing how to belong to oneself.Michel de Montaigne

This is the day the Lord has made, suck it up and rejoice.

You have the Answer. Just get quiet enough to hear it. ~Pat Obuchowski

Emma was doing something nice for Simon? Hell must be enjoying the snow day.

Let the spirits guide you, but never let them take you.

Culture is the best society has to offer...How can we pass on civilization to those who do not value civilization. (Terrence Rattigan)

She is my friend, and there is nothing you can say or do that can stop me from helping her.

When you__e poor and hungry and frightened of failure, you often don__ have the luxury of high values, lofty goals, and social conscience. Funny how fear and poverty will acid-wash your value set, burn away all the flimflam and artifice and learned morality and leave you with nothing but the urgency of survival. - Dr. Dan Trix - Chasing the Horizon.

She would not have another man push her aside like some appetizer, there to wet his whistle only to be left once the main dish arrived.No more. She pushed her thumb into his throat a little harder.

The real core of this book is about the open secrets that can fester in a community until an outsider raises questions.

There are a few rules in investigations, and one is to never cringe at the person__ appearance that you__e about to pump for info.

Ah ha!' the Doc screeched suddenly, wheeling around. ''The salicylic acid! Maybe it SHOULD have been heated first!

The professor__ motive was in the grand scheme of things terribly petty _ Greenwood said. _"Pilate__ Cross" is inspired by the questions this terrible crime created but as a work of fiction it is set in a different place and time and has a more complex motive for the murders.