Cover for 'The Library' is not available yet, but this library was my inspiration for the description.
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Mark grabbed his radio and
keys off his desk, then knocked on the partition surrounding Tim Townsend’s
cubicle. His partner seemed oblivious that the captain was even in the office,
but then again, Tim was oblivious of most things. Well, except women. If a
beautiful woman had walked in, he’d have been on his feet in seconds.
“Let’s go, Townsend,” Mark
demanded, awakening his partner from his comatose-like state that he’d been in
for the last week. Even when he was here, he was rarely present.
Tim dropped his newspaper,
looking around as if he hadn’t realized he was at work. Based on his crumpled
shirt and loose tie, and the fact that his wife had kicked him out again, he’d
probably slept here. “What’s up?”
Mark cocked his head toward
the captain, who’d remained by the door. His silence made it clear that he had
no interest in talking with Townsend. Davis had warned Mark that Townsend was
almost through. Tim used to be a good detective. Saw things no one else saw.
Could pull a confession out of a witness or a guilty party. But he’d screwed up
his personal life so badly he was barely fit to be a meter maid, as Mark always
threatened.
“We got a dead guy at the
library,” Mark said, then added in a lower voice, “Mrs. Davis found him.”
“Ohh…” Townsend mused in a
breath that came out as a whistle. So Tim had a fraction of his wits left
anyway. He obviously understood that the captain would expect them to handle
this case swiftly and professionally.
Mrs. Davis loved her job as
head librarian, and she loved the library. She wouldn’t tolerate anything
tarnishing its reputation after she’d worked so diligently to get the landmark
listed as a historical monument so the city wouldn’t bulldoze it.
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can't wait until the book is out
ReplyDeleteThanks, Marie! In the publisher's hands and just got some feedback from the ARC readers. I hope everyone likes. It's never easy writing a sequel on a book that you didn't plan a sequel. Lots of 'date' crunching, making sure everything added up. LOL!
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