Heart of Winter (2006)
“The city hall beat which she shared with Bill Peck was a dream of a job. Something was always happening—like this special election to fill a vacant seat created by a commissioner’s resignation. There were only five men on the city commission, and this was the Public Works seat. Besides that, the two men running for it were, respectively, a good friend and a deadly foe of the present mayor, Bryan Moreland.“How does it look?” Carla called to Peck, who was impatiently running a hand through his gr...ay-streaked blond hair as he hung onto a telephone receiver waiting for the results from the city’s largest precinct.“Neck and neck, to use a trite expression.” He grinned at her. He had a nice face, she thought. Lean and smooth and kind. Not at all the usual expressionless mask worn by most veteran newsmen.She smiled back, and her dark green eyes caught the light and seemed to glow under the fluorescent lights.“What precinct are you waiting for?” Beverly Miller, the Society Editor, asked, pausing by Peck’s desk.“Ward four,”MoreLess
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