The Pump Island
I set my sledge down real slow, because what the dust showed me when it cleared was not the shape I had braced for. It was a box. A small, …
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The Tube Line
I set my cutters down real slow, because the box that I had opened behind the dead tube was not full of the dark thing I had been bracing for. …
The Tube Line Read MoreThe Mail Chute
I set my pry bar down real slow, because the beam of my light had fallen on something I had not expected, and the cold I felt was not the …
The Mail Chute Read MoreThe Scale Pit
I set my bar down real slow, because what lay inside that chamber was not what the cold on my neck had promised. There were no bones, no money bags, …
The Scale Pit Read MoreThe Hilltop Folder
I opened the manila folder and laid the first page in front of Brenda. It was the sale agreement from the tower company in Dallas, six point three million dollars …
The Hilltop Folder Read MoreThe Bait Notebook
I opened the brown folder, and the first thing out of it was the contract from the marina company in Atlanta. Eight point nine million dollars, with my signature in …
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I opened the gray folder and passed the first sheet across the table to Mrs. Pettit, not to my daughter. It was the sale agreement for my patent, eleven point …
The Gray Folder Read MoreThe Bank Box Key
“Joyce, if you are reading this at lane one, then Kevin has tried to sell the Lanes, and I want you to keep your seat. You have earned it.” I …
The Bank Box Key Read MoreThe Pale Blue Letter
“Marian and Sharon, my girls, if you are standing under the cherry tree, then I am so very sorry that it came to this, and I want you both to …
The Pale Blue Letter Read MoreThe Captain Chair
“Pat, if Fitz is reading this on the dock, then Chase has put his hand where it does not belong, and you have done exactly right to hold your ground. …
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