Read or Download Chimera PDF
Best women sleuths books
Killer Mousse (Della Cooks Mystery)
Meet Della Carmichael, proprietor of a cooking university in Santa Monica, California, and, as of this week, big name of a brand-new cable cooking convey. yet she's approximately so as to add one other credits to her r? sum? : suspect.
Pepperoni Pizza Can Be Murder (Pizza Lovers Mysteries)
For as soon as, it kind of feels, not anyone is making an attempt to pin a homicide on Eleanor fast, proprietor of the delicious pizzeria A Slice of enjoyment within the quiet little city of bushes Ridge, North Carolina. yet somebody has to reply to for that physique in her kitchen. . . and it appears like the ultimate cease for Greg Hatcher, her deliveryman, could be the kingdom penal complex.
A gripping and robust new mystery -- the debut of a beautiful new voice in suspense fiction -- and the 1st visual appeal of a tricky and memorable investigator, pathologist, and forensic health professional, Dr. Anya Crichton. the one lady freelancer within the male-dominated box, pathologist Dr. Anya Crichton will take any paintings she will be able to locate to pay baby help and her personal loan, get her new enterprise off the floor, and conflict her ex-husband for custody in their three-year-old son.
Additional info for Chimera
Sample text
And it had been me—only me. Losing my brother had been a re sponsibility I’d never shirked, not even to myself. So, as a sinner did penance, I looked for him; I always would. But not for one moment did I imagine I would find him. Searching for Lukas had kept my mind occupied. It kept me from thinking of things that couldn’t be changed, past and present. Now my excuse might dis appear. It had my fingers tightening on the water glass, the rough cut-diamond pattern pressing into my flesh. Hope was a four-letter word all right; the most profane I’d ever heard.
They have the eyes of eagles and the boredom of the ages driving them. The second best are people working at the schools or hospitals. ” He didn’t have to elaborate; I understood all too clearly the hospital reference. Tilting his head slightly, he said honestly, “It was a long shot, Smirnoff, you know? I had no idea it might turn anything up. ” He drained his glass, eyes gleaming with the thrill of the chase. ” I liked Skoczinsky well enough, I did. I didn’t have any particular urge to do the man harm .
That’s what I thought at first, but . ” The waitress chose that moment to come back for a second round of water and flirting. The black scowl and flash of bared teeth I turned on her had her rethinking that in a hurry. Saul watched her go with a wistful glint in his eyes, but he knew better than to complain. “We might finally be there, so don’t lose it, okay? ” If anything was ever easier said than done . . Never mind the world had disappeared beneath my feet and left me in dizzying free fall. Swallowing against the chunk of dry ice burning in my throat, I consciously unclenched my fingers on both hands and uncurled my fists.