By Hook Or by Crook And 30 More Of The Best Crime And Mystery Stories of the Year

Author:Ed Gorman [Gorman, Ed]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Anthologies (Multiple Authors), Mystery & Detective, Collections & Anthologies
ISBN: 9781935562313
Google: 5wqTkgEACAAJ
Amazon: 1935562312
Publisher: Tyrus Books
Published: 2010-01-15T05:00:00+00:00

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Hook Miller came to the burial on Copp’s Hill. As he made his way up to where Anna stood, the crowd of neighbors — there were nearly fifty of them, for nothing beat a good funeral — doffed their hats out of respect to his standing. Miller’s clothes were showy but ill-suited to him, Anna knew, and he pretended concern that was as foreign to him as a clean handkerchief. He even waited decently before he approached her, and those nearby heard a generous offer of aid to the widow, so that she could retreat to a quieter life elsewhere.

The offering price was still an affront. When she shook her head, he nodded sadly, said he’d be back when she was more composed. She knew it wasn’t solicitousness but the eyes of the neighborhood that made him so nice. The next time Miller approached her, it would be in private. There would be no refusing that offer.

When Seaver came in for his drink later, she avoided his glance. She’d already made up her mind.

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