“Though it was Saturday, he went by the station for the FedEx package sent by Donna Hastings. She had enclosed the photograph of her father on the front porch, and a few others. The only dentist her mother remembered him seeing had died years ago and no records were available, her note said. In his pictures, Hastings looked like a happy-go-lucky loser who laughed a lot. Excellent, Stone thought. He checked his mail and messages, phoned Burch to hear firsthand about his exploits the night before,... then took the photos to the medical examiner's office. By the time he finished his shopping at Home Depot and arrived at his grandmother's cottage, it was nearly noon. She was drying her hands on a dish towel, music playing on a small radio in the kitchen. "Thought you were comin' for breakfast." She hugged him. "It's a little late for that now." "I'd still love some eggs and grits." He carried his heavy yellow toolbox into the kitchen. He'd bought a brand-new inch-and-a-half dead bolt for her back door and some bolts to secure a shaky porch railing.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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