Red Queen
Juan Gómez-Jurado
"Who is this woman, and why is she so important?"
"Jenna ditched the scooter and is fast-walking down Tenth Street when the phone rings."
"A head with no body. People turn to gape at each other, wanting to see their horror mirrored."
"Mize knew that the outcome of today’s hearing was all about politics. Lady Justice wasn’t blind."
"On the big screen above the bar, two teams were playing for the World Cup, and I'm sure somebody somewhere cared about it."
"It’s been hard to sleep ever since Ted accepted his dad’s invitation to join him on his new toy: an eighty-five-foot yacht, the Splendid Seas."
"If you don't tell me everything? If there's something to find out? I will find out."
No signs of life, the mansion so large that the backyard was a good quarter mile away."
"We’re just two fucking leg-breakers hanging out in the dark, sir. Felons, with an unregistered piece."
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