Powder Burn (2010)
“Meadows later wished with all his heart that they had. It would have changed almost everything.
From the dog track, Meadows and Terry had driven to a small condominium Terry owned on Key Biscayne, an island twenty minutes south of the city. Along the way Meadows had recounted, as rationally as he could, what had happened in Coconut Grove and what he had seen at the track.
“I should have called the cops right then. They’d have caught the killer.”
“Probably not, querido,” soothed Terry. “If he recognized you, then he and his friends probably left as quickly as we did. Besides, it is better not to take chances with people like that.”
“I suppose so,” said Meadows, unconvinced.
“Dios, how I wish I had been here. You have been through hell, mi amor. Look, suppose we go away someplace for a couple of weeks? I will make your wounded leg better and your middle leg sore. I promise.”
“Can CAN do without you, Capitán?”
“It will struggle along. I have hired a new pilot, and Pancho can break him in... as well as I.”MoreLess
From the dog track, Meadows and Terry had driven to a small condominium Terry owned on Key Biscayne, an island twenty minutes south of the city. Along the way Meadows had recounted, as rationally as he could, what had happened in Coconut Grove and what he had seen at the track.
“I should have called the cops right then. They’d have caught the killer.”
“Probably not, querido,” soothed Terry. “If he recognized you, then he and his friends probably left as quickly as we did. Besides, it is better not to take chances with people like that.”
“I suppose so,” said Meadows, unconvinced.
“Dios, how I wish I had been here. You have been through hell, mi amor. Look, suppose we go away someplace for a couple of weeks? I will make your wounded leg better and your middle leg sore. I promise.”
“Can CAN do without you, Capitán?”
“It will struggle along. I have hired a new pilot, and Pancho can break him in... as well as I.”MoreLess
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