An Accidental Family by Loree Lough

Author:Loree Lough [Lough, Loree]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Steeple Hill
Published: 2011-10-22T20:00:00+00:00

The meeting didn’t go well. Not well at all. If somebody didn’t present the cops with tangible proof of Nadine’s innocence…

Lamont didn’t want to think about what could happen to her.

They had an hour or so before supper, so he suggested that Nadine spend it napping with Amy and much to his surprise—and relief—she went without argument.

Locked in his office, he rifled through his Rolodex, searching for a number he hadn’t called in years. His college roommate had invested twenty years with the Big Apple’s homicide division before an on-the-job injury forced his early retirement. Never one to let life pass him by, Frank Duvall had come home to Texas and opened a one-man private investigation service.

“D and D Investigations.”

“Well, as I live and breathe, if it isn’t Lanky Frankie, himself.”

“Lamont London, you ol’ hoot-owl you. How long has it been?”

It had always amazed him that such a booming voice could resonate from such a slender frame. “Too long,” he said, chuckling.

“So how are ya, pal o’ mine?” Frank said.

“Good, good. How ’bout you? Still a confirmed bachelor?”

The familiar grating laugh wafted into Lamont’s ear. “Is the ’65 Corvette still the best car on wheels?”

Back in college, Frank had inherited a couple thousand dollars from his grandfather’s estate, and spent every dime overhauling a beat-up ’Vette. “Don’t tell me you’re still drivin’ that bucket of bolts.”

“Just put a new convertible top on ’er, as a matter of fact.” A second ticked silently by before he said, “But something tells me you didn’t call to talk about my ‘baby.’”

“If you can meet me for breakfast tomorrow, I’ll tell you all about why I called.”

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