The Goodbye Body (2010)
“Which they might have. I took an unusually long shower and assiduously avoided looking at my reflection as I brushed my teeth. Poor little man, I thought as I went downstairs, started a pot of coffee, and stuck a couple of slices of bread in the toaster. Not only had he been murdered, but he’d also been carted around like a mannequin. The crimes I’d encountered in the past had been motivated by passion and anger. This one was coldblooded, to put it mildly.
The toast popped up and the coffeepot ...stopped gurgling. I conscientiously switched off the alarm system and opened the front door, poised to slam it if any reporters had camped overnight or arrived under cover of the dawn’s early light. The lawn was a muddy mess, but the coast appeared to be clear. I darted out to the driveway, grabbed the newspaper, and retreated without being captured on film for all of Farberville to scrutinize.
Peter and I had agreed that I should stay away from the Book Depot until the media coyotes had moved along to their next hyperbolic crisis.MoreLess
The toast popped up and the coffeepot ...stopped gurgling. I conscientiously switched off the alarm system and opened the front door, poised to slam it if any reporters had camped overnight or arrived under cover of the dawn’s early light. The lawn was a muddy mess, but the coast appeared to be clear. I darted out to the driveway, grabbed the newspaper, and retreated without being captured on film for all of Farberville to scrutinize.
Peter and I had agreed that I should stay away from the Book Depot until the media coyotes had moved along to their next hyperbolic crisis.MoreLess
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