Death At King Arthur's Court (2016)
“Her fingers pressed against the dashboard, which pushed her shoulders deep into the seat cushions. She stared blankly ahead as small jaw muscles pulsated in an uneven rhythm.
Lyon leaned against the outside of the vehicle with his palms resting on the warm roof and his forehead pressed against the top rim of the window’s safety glass.
Activity swelled in the salvage yard with the arrival of more vehicles. Sirens approached from two directions while the town’s fire alarm blared in the distance.
...The volunteer ambulance had been the last to arrive. Jamie Martin used chopping hand signals to direct two EMTs pushing a gurney toward Bea’s demolished car.
Lyon waited for the inevitable.
It took five seconds before the first EMT, Bert Tandrum, Murphysville’s corpulent Allstate Agent, scurried back around the edge of the office. He ran with bulging cheeks and both hands clamped tightly over his mouth. He barely made it behind the compressed car stack before he lost it.
With the exception of two police officers, those at the scene were volunteers.MoreLess
Lyon leaned against the outside of the vehicle with his palms resting on the warm roof and his forehead pressed against the top rim of the window’s safety glass.
Activity swelled in the salvage yard with the arrival of more vehicles. Sirens approached from two directions while the town’s fire alarm blared in the distance.
...The volunteer ambulance had been the last to arrive. Jamie Martin used chopping hand signals to direct two EMTs pushing a gurney toward Bea’s demolished car.
Lyon waited for the inevitable.
It took five seconds before the first EMT, Bert Tandrum, Murphysville’s corpulent Allstate Agent, scurried back around the edge of the office. He ran with bulging cheeks and both hands clamped tightly over his mouth. He barely made it behind the compressed car stack before he lost it.
With the exception of two police officers, those at the scene were volunteers.MoreLess
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