Quiet As the Grave (2006)
“Suzie said as they walked up to the mansion, “but you do have your gun with you, right?”
Mike nodded with a grim smile. “Phil’s kind of a sad sack, and it would be hard to imagine him hurting anyone, but yeah, I’ve got it. Frankly, I don’t trust anybody anymore.”
She knew what he meant. It was particularly strange, she thought, that they couldn’t even trust the police. In Firefly Glen, the sheriffs and deputies weren’t your enemy. They were your neighbors, and they came over for macaroni dinner... with your parents.
Out here it was different. They couldn’t be sure what Keith Quigley’s agenda was, or how far his power extended. They couldn’t bring him speculation and half-baked theories. He was perfectly capable of using your information to weave the rope he’d hang you with.
By the time they reached the front door, Suzie felt as if she’d eaten a hive of bees. Her stomach was all wings and stingers. But she stayed as poker-faced as she could. You couldn’t really insist on coming along and then start whining about how scary it was.MoreLess
Mike nodded with a grim smile. “Phil’s kind of a sad sack, and it would be hard to imagine him hurting anyone, but yeah, I’ve got it. Frankly, I don’t trust anybody anymore.”
She knew what he meant. It was particularly strange, she thought, that they couldn’t even trust the police. In Firefly Glen, the sheriffs and deputies weren’t your enemy. They were your neighbors, and they came over for macaroni dinner... with your parents.
Out here it was different. They couldn’t be sure what Keith Quigley’s agenda was, or how far his power extended. They couldn’t bring him speculation and half-baked theories. He was perfectly capable of using your information to weave the rope he’d hang you with.
By the time they reached the front door, Suzie felt as if she’d eaten a hive of bees. Her stomach was all wings and stingers. But she stayed as poker-faced as she could. You couldn’t really insist on coming along and then start whining about how scary it was.MoreLess
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