The Best American Mystery Stories 2013 by Scottoline Lisa
Author:Scottoline, Lisa [Scottoline, Lisa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: thriller, Mystery, detective, anthology, Crime, Anthologies
ISBN: 9780544032422
Amazon: 054403242X
Goodreads: 17196322
Publisher: Mariner Books
Published: 2013-01-01T08:00:00+00:00
MICAH NATHAN
Quarry
FROM Glimmer Train
SAM SAW THE OWL a day earlier, resting in the eaves of the barn. Their father had left for market, and so Henry got the Browning and stood on a hay bale, stock set against his bony shoulder; he squeezed the trigger between breaths like his father had shown him. The owl fell in a storm of feathers and Henry set down the gun. He grabbed the bird by its tiny, curled feet.
âIt didnât hurt anybody,â Sam said. He stared up at the motes swirling in stalks of morning light.
âWe lost eight chickens last month,â Henry said. âAnd it wasnât from a fox.â
âHow do you know?â
âDad said a fox leaves a trail, but a bird of prey takes the whole damn thing.â
âYou said damn.â
âSo. You just said it, too.â
Henry inspected the owl. The twenty-gauge had made holes in the rump and neck, but the face was unspoiled; he would clean and stuff it, and have it ready for his father.
Sam smoothed the tail feathers. They were soft as velvet and left a dusty sheen on his fingers.
âMaybe Dad will let you have it, when Iâm done,â Henry said.
âIâd put it over my door.â
âThat would look good,â Henry said.
âCan I help?â
âNo. Thereâs other things that need finishing.â
âBut youââ
âBut nothing. Fetch me the arsenic soap, if you want.â
Sam crossed his arms. âFetch it yourself.â
Henry shrugged and left the barn, owl in hand, shotgun propped against his shoulder. Sam glared at his brotherâs back, and shivered even though he tried not to; the morning was bitter cold.
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