New Hope for the Dead
“His face, the color of an eggplant, but not as shiny, was lined with tiny wrinkles. His cropped hair was gray at the temples, but his well-trimmed mustache was still black. The whites of his eyes were the color of a legal pad. He looked of indeterminate age, but Hoke knew that Willie Brownley was fifty-five, because Hoke had worked for the major when he had been a captain in charge of Traffic. The major wore his navy-blue gabardine uniform even on the hottest days, with the jacket always button...ed, and his trim military appearance made him look younger than his age.
The three detectives sat facing Brownley’s desk, with Henderson on the right. Henderson was a large, paunchy man who almost always wore a striped seersucker jacket with poplin wash pants. Although he was officially six feet, two inches tall, he appeared six-four because he wore Adler’s elevator shoes. Henderson thought the extra two inches made him look slimmer. They didn’t, really, but the extra height did make him look more formidable.MoreLess
The three detectives sat facing Brownley’s desk, with Henderson on the right. Henderson was a large, paunchy man who almost always wore a striped seersucker jacket with poplin wash pants. Although he was officially six feet, two inches tall, he appeared six-four because he wore Adler’s elevator shoes. Henderson thought the extra two inches made him look slimmer. They didn’t, really, but the extra height did make him look more formidable.MoreLess
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