“I speak to everybody back there,” Laurie says. “That’s my home also. Those are my friends.”
“And she told you about…” I end the sentence there, since I have no idea how to finish it.
“No, but I read through the lines.” I know what she means: Rita’s lines are really easy to read through.
“Tell me the part again about how being with me part-time beats the hell out of being with me no-time,” I say.
She ignores that. “Andy, we love each other. Let’s just hold on to that for now. Okay?”
I have never been as okay with anything as I am with that.
ACCLAIM FOR DAVID ROSENFELT’S PREVIOUS NOVELS
SUDDEN DEATH
“Rosenfelt’s usual pleasures: a twisty plot, sparkling courtroom scenes, and a thousand wisecracks.”
– Kirkus Reviews
“Rosenfelt scores another touchdown… He’s in the game to stay… Andy Carpenter’s wit seizes the reader’s attention.”
– Publishers Weekly
BURY THE LEAD
“A clever plot and breezy style… absorbing.”
– Boston Globe
“Exudes charm and offbeat humor, sophistication, and personable characters.”
– Dallas Morning News
FIRST DEGREE
“Entertaining… fast paced… sophisticated.”
– Marilyn Stasio, New York Times Book Review
“Entertaining.”
– Cleveland Plain Dealer
OPEN AND SHUT
“Splendid… intricate plotting.”
– Cleveland Plain Dealer
“Engaging and likable… The action is brisk.”
– San Francisco Chronicle