Desert Spring (2012)
“me before bed. Monday morning, I was raring to go.
As planned, Larry Knoll picked me up in his unmarked cruiser at a quarter to ten. He wore one of his usual business suits that day with a freshly laundered white shirt and neatly knotted tie. Though lacking his brother Grant’s sartorial flair, he looked professional and authoritative, ready to take on a busy week. While driving northwest, up valley, from Rancho Mirage to Palm Springs, he updated me on the case. “I visited Coachella Catering yes...terday. I was able to track down the owner Sunday morning, and we met at their office in the afternoon.”
“Is the owner Thierry? He seemed to be in charge at the party on Saturday.”
“Right, Terry Armand.” The French pronunciation eluded Larry, making me wonder again whether Thierry was indeed French. Perhaps Canadian. Or was he corn-fed American, christened with a distinctive family name?
Larry continued, “Terry was helpful and cooperative, shocked by the news of what had happened.MoreLess
As planned, Larry Knoll picked me up in his unmarked cruiser at a quarter to ten. He wore one of his usual business suits that day with a freshly laundered white shirt and neatly knotted tie. Though lacking his brother Grant’s sartorial flair, he looked professional and authoritative, ready to take on a busy week. While driving northwest, up valley, from Rancho Mirage to Palm Springs, he updated me on the case. “I visited Coachella Catering yes...terday. I was able to track down the owner Sunday morning, and we met at their office in the afternoon.”
“Is the owner Thierry? He seemed to be in charge at the party on Saturday.”
“Right, Terry Armand.” The French pronunciation eluded Larry, making me wonder again whether Thierry was indeed French. Perhaps Canadian. Or was he corn-fed American, christened with a distinctive family name?
Larry continued, “Terry was helpful and cooperative, shocked by the news of what had happened.MoreLess
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