The Brahms Deception (2011)
“The days stretched into weeks, and still Kristian didn’t respond to any of them. Erika suggested doing one interview, to stem the tide. “You could be a television star,” she said slyly, giving him a sidelong look. “They think you know what happened to Frederica.”
He shook his head. “It would be a nine-day wonder, Rik. And what would I say? I’m more likely to blurt out something that would haunt me forever.”
“I liked being interviewed,” she said.
“You did a great job.”
“You could, too.”
“I don’t... know, Rik. I just—I’m not sure.”
“Because you want to protect a woman who’s been gone for more than a century.”
“I can’t explain it any better than that.” He rubbed his eyes with his fingers, and sighed. “You didn’t see her . . . see how sad she was, how—how weary. Her honor was everything to her, and I just can’t—I won’t—take that away.”
“No one cares about that stuff these days.”
He made a wry face. “No. I guess not. But she does.”MoreLess
He shook his head. “It would be a nine-day wonder, Rik. And what would I say? I’m more likely to blurt out something that would haunt me forever.”
“I liked being interviewed,” she said.
“You did a great job.”
“You could, too.”
“I don’t... know, Rik. I just—I’m not sure.”
“Because you want to protect a woman who’s been gone for more than a century.”
“I can’t explain it any better than that.” He rubbed his eyes with his fingers, and sighed. “You didn’t see her . . . see how sad she was, how—how weary. Her honor was everything to her, and I just can’t—I won’t—take that away.”
“No one cares about that stuff these days.”
He made a wry face. “No. I guess not. But she does.”MoreLess
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