With Child by Laurie R. King

Author:Laurie R. King [King, Laurie R.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Mystery & Detective, Fiction, Women Sleuths, General, Police Procedural, Detective and Mystery Stories, Washington (State), Martinelli; Kate (Fictitious Character), San Francisco (Calif.), Large Print Books, Large Type Books, Policewomen, Serial Murderers
ISBN: 9780708939048
Google: HVJpapnxcfMC
Amazon: 0553574582
Publisher: Bantam
Published: 1996-01-02T00:00:00+00:00

"Why did you become a cop, Kate?" This time, they were not in the car, but in a pizza parlor near their motel north of Sacramento.

"I thought I could do some good. And I guess… I don't know, I suppose the tight structure of it appealed to me. It does to a lot of the people who join the police. You know where you stand, and who stands with you. At first, anyway; it gets more complicated as time goes on."

"Sounds like a family."

"It is, a bit. Tight-knit and squabbling."

"It's my word for the day."

"What is, family?"

"You sound surprised."

"Most of your words for the day are more complicated than that."

"I'm beginning to think that some of the most basic words are the most difficult. You know what family comes from? The Latin famulus, which means "servant." It meant all the relations and servants who lived together under one roof. In my dictionary, it's only the fifth definition that gets around to describing a family as two adults and their kids."

"Really?"

"Yes. Which would make you and Lee and Jon a family. When you're all together, I mean."

"That's a terrifying thought, being related to Jon."

"Ashley Montague says that the mother and child constitute the basic family unit."

"Well, I'm safe, then. You want that last piece?"

"Can I have the pepperoni off the top?"

"Sure."

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