The Night Searchers (A Sharon Mccone Mystery)
“Once again, we’re safe.”
I pushed up instantly, wincing at the pain in my lower back, and stared at Hy’s smiling face.“You know how to scare a woman, Ripinsky!”“You’re not scared.” He kicked off his shoes and flopped down next to me.“All’s well?” I asked.“All’s well. A bunch of rebel assholes kidnapped the CEO of an American corporation with offices in São Paulo, Brazil. He’s now at home, and they’re in the slammer, or whatever they call it down there. Tricky business—that’s why I was out o...f touch so long.”“And you’re home too.” I threw an arm across his chest and snuggled in by him.“Home, and dead tired. How’s the back?”“Still achy, but on the mend. Rae’s been keeping me immobile with an arsenal of chemical wonders.”“Rae. Oh, yeah, I just kicked her out of the house.”“You what?”
“I’m in charge now. She needs her sleep too.”“Ripinsky, this case—”“Sssh.”“Even with all the pills—or maybe because of them—I’ve made a connection—”“Sssh.”His breathing slowed and lapsed into the rhythm that I knew meant deep sleep.MoreLess
I pushed up instantly, wincing at the pain in my lower back, and stared at Hy’s smiling face.“You know how to scare a woman, Ripinsky!”“You’re not scared.” He kicked off his shoes and flopped down next to me.“All’s well?” I asked.“All’s well. A bunch of rebel assholes kidnapped the CEO of an American corporation with offices in São Paulo, Brazil. He’s now at home, and they’re in the slammer, or whatever they call it down there. Tricky business—that’s why I was out o...f touch so long.”“And you’re home too.” I threw an arm across his chest and snuggled in by him.“Home, and dead tired. How’s the back?”“Still achy, but on the mend. Rae’s been keeping me immobile with an arsenal of chemical wonders.”“Rae. Oh, yeah, I just kicked her out of the house.”“You what?”
“I’m in charge now. She needs her sleep too.”“Ripinsky, this case—”“Sssh.”“Even with all the pills—or maybe because of them—I’ve made a connection—”“Sssh.”His breathing slowed and lapsed into the rhythm that I knew meant deep sleep.MoreLess
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