Death On the Mississippi (2016)
“The head had fallen in the shadows within the shed, and Lyon stepped across the threshold to lift it by the stocking mask and throw it out on the lawn where it rolled to a stop by Bea’s feet. “At least it was a relatively bloodless slaying,” Lyon said as he kicked the torso.
“That’s not funny,” she said.
He went back inside the shed to squat near the floor. He ran his fingers over certain objects he found there, and then returned to sit beside her on the grass. “It was triggered by a spring und...er the loose floorboard. It was mounted over the mower so that when released it came right at whoever was standing near the door.”
She picked up the head. “It was dark. I thought someone was killing me, and I cut off his head.”
“Without the stocking mask, it looks like one of those dummies they use for automobile testing. When it jumped out at you in the dark, you had no way of knowing he wasn’t real.”
“And you rushed to my rescue with a spatula. Were you going to turn him over easy?MoreLess
“That’s not funny,” she said.
He went back inside the shed to squat near the floor. He ran his fingers over certain objects he found there, and then returned to sit beside her on the grass. “It was triggered by a spring und...er the loose floorboard. It was mounted over the mower so that when released it came right at whoever was standing near the door.”
She picked up the head. “It was dark. I thought someone was killing me, and I cut off his head.”
“Without the stocking mask, it looks like one of those dummies they use for automobile testing. When it jumped out at you in the dark, you had no way of knowing he wasn’t real.”
“And you rushed to my rescue with a spatula. Were you going to turn him over easy?MoreLess
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