Brick House by Daniel Nayeri

Author:Daniel Nayeri [Nayeri, Daniel]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: General Fiction
ISBN: 9780763660352
Publisher: Candlewick
Published: 2011-10-25T04:00:00+00:00

Mack pulled out her sunglasses. As Saul put on his socks and shoes, she said, “Just one more question. What does your husband do?”

Mrs. Bieman snorted, then let a burp escape. “Who knows,” she said. “Is thinking too highly of yourself a job?”

“Only in Washington,” said Mack.

“He’s head of research at Sun Chemical, but mostly he swans around taking credit for the work his assistants do.”

“So you didn’t meet him in biology class?”

Mrs. Bieman blorted again. She seemed like a miracle of science herself. “I met him at a dinner party a few years ago for a do-nothing friend of mine on the Upper East Side. He was her husband’s college roommate, and I was bored, so, you know, we got together.”

Saul got up and opened the door. Mack smiled at Clara. “Oh, right,” said Mack. “Do you keep any fish on the premises?”

“I have an angry goldfish,” said Clara.

“Is this some kind of joke?” said Mrs. Bieman.

“We’ll be the one asking the questions, ma’am.”

They retrieved Ari and put back Princess Fashion Show. Nobody said anything until the three detectives got outside to the bike. Mrs. Bieman was holy pissed and promised to call their “manager.” A sunny winter day. The breeze felt like a hug from Caesar’s friends. Then Ari said, “You tell anyone about that tiara, and I’ll finish the both of youse. In your sleep. Demean me again like that — the Talking Frog bit? The fishes you’ll be sleeping with . . . Why does your pocket smell like feet?”

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