Black Ghost
Monica Gallagher and Alex Segura
"Ugh...what... what happened last night?"
"Ugh...what... what happened last night?"
"I’ll tell you what happened and you can go ahead and decide."
"'I wish I could help you more, but Gabby quit working for me six months ago,' Nancy Sharp said."
"It was just after midday when I arrived by train and taxi at Warwick Racecourse."
"Something woke him. He was not sure what. The room was in such darkness that between his eyes being shut and open there was no difference."
"That’s the cops’ number and I mean it as a joke, because I seriously doubt someone could be that dense, but Ducky’s already tapping in the number, then turns around without a word and starts back towards the car."
"The cars parked on the narrow lane have begun to nod in the surge of jostling men who have come to see the fallen building."
"'We’re lucky we found spots to sit down,' Verlaque said, ripping off a piece of bread and dipping into some eggplant Parmesan the Italians had made."
"For ten years, Esme had hosted the weekly dinner at her house on Raven Lane."
"I have six brothers and sisters, he said. The eldest, Carmine, died on 8 July 1884 at 11.23 p.m. She was a nurse, as you are, and I suppose the person I loved more than any other."
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