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the twoof them could be using hers

“Sounds nice.” I told him about driving up to Latigo, left out the rest of my motor tourand the memories it had evoked. He said, “No kidding. I was up there myself, early in the morning. Pretty,no?” “And out of the way.” “I talked to a few neighbors, including the old guy Michaela scared when […]

a key from hissister who lives in

Who was to say? I’d stopped without meaning to in front of Peaty’s building. One of thelittle kids waved at me and I waved back and both parents turned. Shaved-headDad glared. I sped off. No action at the PlayHouse, same for the big cantaloupe-painted complex on Overland that DylanMeserve had left without notice. Shabby place. […]

I stared at plants and dirt

Maybe because of the isolation. I had yet to encounter another vehiclechallenging the mountains. I drove another few miles, managed to turn around on a skinny ribbon ofasphalt, hooked right on Kanan, and drove into the Valley. Tori Giacomo’s last known address was a dingy white multiplex. Old cars andtrucks filled the street. True to […]

balm and glorious blue skies made

“What did you say?” “Nothing, I listened. Mostly that’s what I did when I was married. Shetalked, I listened.”   I reached Milo’s cell and reported bothconversations. “Hooking up with a star, huh?” “Maybe she settled for someone who looked like one.” “Meserve or another PlayHouse Adonis.” “With her level of naiveté, someone who’d been […]

she thought she was gonna

“Nah,” said Caravanza, “just from church. What happened?” “That’s what we’re trying to figure out. Did you have contact with her aftershe moved to L.A.?” “We were divorced, but we were getting along, you know? Like they say,amicable. She called me a coupla times, maybe the first month. Then itstopped.” “No more loneliness.” “I figured […]