1 I see.” The woman sighed and forced her face into…
2 It’s getting worse.”
3 Corso…damn it…get off me.”
4 First time Corso opened his eyes, all he could see…
5 Place has been deserted for the better part of fifteen…
6 The television image flickered, but Richardson’s voice came through loud…
7 Nineteen seventy-three. I was twenty-two and fresh out…
8 Two cops. Wisconsin State Patrol. One in uniform. One in…
9 Missed the door entirely. Wasn’t until he heard the scrape…
10 Twelve twenty-one. Corso stood in the window and watched…
11 The moon’s silver fingers poked and probed until Corso finally…
12 She had a good arm. None of that awkward girlie…
13 What kind of goddamn street name is that?” she groused.
14 Somebody was inside. Corso could feel it. He pulled the…
15 Dougherty threw her bag onto the far bed. Looked around…
16 Dougherty put on her turn signal and wheeled the Ford…
17 From overhead the road would have been invisible. Nothing more…
18 Rodney de Groot’s house sat on an unpaved road that…
19 The Studebaker pickup was gone. Looked like it left in…
20 Handcuffed, a person pretty much has to either lean forward…
21 I already told you.”
22 What am I going to tell a judge?” Molina demanded.
23 Sorry I punked out on you last night,” Dougherty said.
24 We’re pursuing a number of other leads,” Sheriff Trask insisted.
25 The snow around the Holmes farmhouse had been trampled to…
26 Dougherty used her fork to roll scrambled eggs along the…
27 Corso tried to dig in with his heels, but the…
28 Meg Dougherty hugged herself as she watched the cowboy cops…
29 I’m going down swinging,” he announced.
30 You’re a caution, you are, Mr. Corso,” Duckett said. “I’m gonna…
31 Corso had a map of Michigan spread out over the…
32 The old guy put his glasses up on top of…
33 We gotta hurry,” she said. “The girls’ll be home from…
34 Teresa Fulbrook ran her fingers through her hair as she…
35 The sky was a blanket of gray. The air fifteen…
36 Dougherty burst through the motel room door, slamming it into…
37 Meg Dougherty didn’t realize she was barefoot until she jumped…
38 Sarah threw her bike on top of her sister’s and…
39 Emily’s throat was on fire. Her eyes burned like the…
40 Sarah burst through the back door and threw herself onto…
41 Dougherty struggled with the wheelchair. As she pushed Corso along,…