Clutches And Curses (2011)
“If she claimed she couldn’t find a room for me now, I knew she wouldn’t go to any extra trouble if she knew I was being questioned by homicide detectives.
People are just strange like that.
“Find the killer already?” I asked, managing an encouraging smile.
I read somewhere that if you want something, you just had to say it aloud, put it “out there,” and you’d receive it.
From the look on Detective Dailey’s face, I hadn’t said it quite loud enough.
“We need to speak with you,” he said, and nodde...d toward the lobby doors. I saw what had to be his plain vanilla, police-issued car parked outside. No way was I going out there.
“Let’s chat here,” I said.
I didn’t wait for his response, just walked to the little seating area in the lobby. Dailey and Webster followed, as I knew they would. Men always follow if you walk away. It’s some sort of hunting–tracking instinct left over from a couple million years ago—either that or they just wanted to look at your butt.MoreLess
People are just strange like that.
“Find the killer already?” I asked, managing an encouraging smile.
I read somewhere that if you want something, you just had to say it aloud, put it “out there,” and you’d receive it.
From the look on Detective Dailey’s face, I hadn’t said it quite loud enough.
“We need to speak with you,” he said, and nodde...d toward the lobby doors. I saw what had to be his plain vanilla, police-issued car parked outside. No way was I going out there.
“Let’s chat here,” I said.
I didn’t wait for his response, just walked to the little seating area in the lobby. Dailey and Webster followed, as I knew they would. Men always follow if you walk away. It’s some sort of hunting–tracking instinct left over from a couple million years ago—either that or they just wanted to look at your butt.MoreLess
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