Hot Stuff (2011)
“I exclaimed inanely and unnecessarily.
“Great Saint Anthony! She’s been switched.”
We looked at each other, then back at the trophy. Same size and relative shape as the Diva. Brig hadn’t had a chance to check out the bag. He’d been bandying words with the sound techie so the man wouldn’t notice Brig sneaking the carryall from under the booth.
“Who do you suppose got her?”
Brig sat back in the driver’s seat. “Patel.”
“Why him? Why not Ray or Mahindra or even some unknown slimepuppy from that dre...adful club?”
“Ray couldn’t have been following me around the city yesterday. His wound made for some heavy sleeping. And Mahindra wouldn’t have substituted a trophy. He’d merely take the statue and be off with her. No wasted words or actions for our friend, Kirkee. But Patel? He’d want to rub our noses in it. Show us up. Prove how clever he is.”
He whirled the Jeep around. “I’m going back to see if anyone fitting Patel’s description might have been in the club today.MoreLess
“Great Saint Anthony! She’s been switched.”
We looked at each other, then back at the trophy. Same size and relative shape as the Diva. Brig hadn’t had a chance to check out the bag. He’d been bandying words with the sound techie so the man wouldn’t notice Brig sneaking the carryall from under the booth.
“Who do you suppose got her?”
Brig sat back in the driver’s seat. “Patel.”
“Why him? Why not Ray or Mahindra or even some unknown slimepuppy from that dre...adful club?”
“Ray couldn’t have been following me around the city yesterday. His wound made for some heavy sleeping. And Mahindra wouldn’t have substituted a trophy. He’d merely take the statue and be off with her. No wasted words or actions for our friend, Kirkee. But Patel? He’d want to rub our noses in it. Show us up. Prove how clever he is.”
He whirled the Jeep around. “I’m going back to see if anyone fitting Patel’s description might have been in the club today.MoreLess
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