5 a Sporting Murder
““Knowing what we know about Nick Zicarelli,” she said, “it sounds like he would make a formidable enemy. Doesn’t that worry you?”
“True, from his reactions, I don’t think he considers me a good pal. But danger?” I shrugged. “I was happy to see that Lincoln beside us instead of a Cadillac.”
She opened her purse and palmed the snub-nosed .38. “I kept this handy while you talked to him.”
She handled the gun with total familiarity, though for years she’d been highly critical of firearms and the nec...essity for my carrying one. How times changed. “I didn’t feel threatened,” I said, “but I didn’t feel it wise to push any harder, either.”
“You know we’re going to have to confide in Phil at some point.”
I nodded in agreement. “And soon.”
I pulled out of the driveway glancing up at a bank of dark-tinged, ribbed clouds that had moved in while we were in Whites Creek. It left the landscape a mottled gray. Though the digital clock on the dash showed it was only mid-afternoon, headlights along Old Hickory Boulevard made it seem that twilight lurked just around the corner.MoreLess
“True, from his reactions, I don’t think he considers me a good pal. But danger?” I shrugged. “I was happy to see that Lincoln beside us instead of a Cadillac.”
She opened her purse and palmed the snub-nosed .38. “I kept this handy while you talked to him.”
She handled the gun with total familiarity, though for years she’d been highly critical of firearms and the nec...essity for my carrying one. How times changed. “I didn’t feel threatened,” I said, “but I didn’t feel it wise to push any harder, either.”
“You know we’re going to have to confide in Phil at some point.”
I nodded in agreement. “And soon.”
I pulled out of the driveway glancing up at a bank of dark-tinged, ribbed clouds that had moved in while we were in Whites Creek. It left the landscape a mottled gray. Though the digital clock on the dash showed it was only mid-afternoon, headlights along Old Hickory Boulevard made it seem that twilight lurked just around the corner.MoreLess
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