Kent Conwell - Tony Boudreaux 15 - The Mona Lisa Murders by Kent Conwell

Author:Kent Conwell [Conwell, Kent]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Mystery: Thriller - P.I. - Louisiana & Texas
ISBN: 9781311202079
Publisher: Piccadilly Publishing
Published: 2013-11-27T06:00:00+00:00

Latasha whistled softly. ‘That was luck.’

Edmund laughed. ‘Luck? I told you, Edmund is the best pilot on the river, and the best liar,’ he added, lighting up a cigarette.

I slapped him on the shoulder. That was one remark I wouldn’t even begin to dispute.

‘I can use one too,’ Latasha said, lighting up her own.

As we headed deeper into Metairie, an eerie silence fell over the flooded community broken only by the steady purring of our engine.

Latasha shuddered. ‘Spooky out here. Weird.’

I could feel the unnatural presence of which she spoke. The dark windows in the houses reminded me of hollow eyes in a skull, following us as we passed. I had the same disconcerting feeling that I had experienced years earlier in my Milton class at UT when we read the epic poem ‘Paradise Lost.’

She peered over the side. ‘How deep to you think it is?’

I pointed to the top few inches of a submerged car. ‘Deep.’

The slender Melungeon woman sighed and slumped back in her seat. ‘Just our luck.’

‘Not be long,’ Edmund muttered. ‘Not long at all.’

Looking around, Latasha muttered. ‘Looks like we’re all alone. That’s good.’

Too good, I told myself, swiveling my head almost three hundred and sixty degrees. At each moment, I expected to see powerboats erupt from behind buildings or from tree crowns.

But none appeared, only deserted buildings and signs watched us.

Off to our right, the golden arches of a McDonalds stood against the devastated background. Just beyond it was a Jack in the Box sign. Across the road, a somber sign advertised Broussard’s Funeral Home.

I shivered.

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