Whiskey Sour by Liliana Hart

Author:Liliana Hart [Hart, Liliana]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Private Investigators, Mystery, Literature & Fiction, Murder, Humor, Mystery; Thriller & Suspense, Women Sleuths, Crime Fiction
Amazon: B008CI3ONM
Published: 2012-06-17T04:00:00+00:00

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At three minutes to ten I found myself dressed in head to toe black, hidden behind a thicket of crape myrtles and sweating my ass off. Wearing long sleeves and pants during one of the hottest summers in history was just asking for trouble, and already I was finding it a little difficult to breathe. Of course, that could also be the panic.

I’d caught sight of Savage’s black Tahoe parked down the street where one of Natalie’s neighbors seemed to be having a pretty swinging party, and he was absorbed perfectly in the landscape. Only Kate and I looked ridiculous taking cover behind bushes and garbage cans. I could only be thankful there were no other witnesses.

“It’s time,” Kate said, adjusting the pack of supplies on her back.

Savage had told Kate the best point of entry was the French doors that led into the master bedroom at the back of the house. The only problem was the giant fucking wall that encased the back yard. I wasn’t about to delude myself at this point. I’d been doing this long enough to know that I had absolutely no skill when it came to the more athletic parts of my job.

We were just across the narrow alley, looking at the solid stone fence that rose more than ten feet above us, when I felt the buzz of my phone in my pocket. I pulled it out, and I saw Kate shake her head as she tried to cover the light it was making with her hands.

“It’s Nick,” I whispered.

She shook her head no again, but I was already dropping to the ground and turning my body into the darkness so I could answer. I heard Kate sigh behind me, and take cover further back into the shrubs.

“Hello,” I said as softly as possible.

“Why are you whispering?” Nick asked.

“I’m trying to work.”

“Then you shouldn’t have answered the phone.”

“I saw it was you and thought you might need to tell me something important.”

Like thanks for the sex, or sorry for pancaking on you, or I love you. Jesus, where had that come from?

“Nevermind,” I added. “I don’t need to hear anything from you.”

“Have you been drinking?” he asked.

“No, I’m with Kate.” And I wasn’t about to tell him we’d both taken a fortifying shot of tequila before we’d left my house.

“Oh, well that makes me feel better. You can’t possibly get into trouble with Kate.”

I heard Kate snicker and realized she could hear every word Nick was saying.

“You bet,” I assured him. “We’re safe and sound tonight. No shenanigans going on at all. Is there a reason you called?”

Kate punched me on the shoulder and signaled me to wrap it up. We were working within a time frame.

“I just wanted to let you know I’d wrapped up the case I was working. I’m going home to get a full night’s sleep, but I thought I’d stop by and see you tomorrow. I’m off all day.” His voice lowered to a caress that touched every nerve ending in my body.

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