Dark Horse by Josh Lanyon

Author:Josh Lanyon [Lanyon, Josh]
Language: deu
Format: epub, pdf
Published: 2011-05-27T12:20:47+00:00

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chair, smearing suntan oil over my shoulders while the music wafted out through the open sliding door.

It was cooler today, the sun slipping in and out of clouds; the salty wind off the water had a nip to it. I wiped my hands together and leaned back in the chair, reaching for the first screenplay: Favored to Place. My eyes focused on the brown rag hooked to the deck railing.

Not a rag.

More like ... a large toupee or something ... furry.

I dropped the script from nerveless fingers. The pages fluttered in the breeze.

Far overhead I could a seagull crying. What a weird sound that was. Like mewing. Like a cat. Like a fluffy brown cat. Or a fluffy brown dog.

I stood up fast, but my foot hooked and I tipped the lounge chair over, sprawling on the deck. I felt like I’d had the wind knocked out of me.

“Dan,” I yelled breathlessly. “Dan! Dan!”

In the distance I could hear a jaunty trumpet sashaying into the opening notes of

“Loveless Love.”

Along with the sudden lack of oxygen, I couldn’t seem to get my footing. I kicked away the cushions and chair -- unable to tear my eyes away from the thing nailed to the deck railing. Nailed by its tail ...

The screen door opened and Dan stepped out. “What the hell --?”

I scrambled to my knees. “It’s the dog,” I gasped. “Mrs. Wiggly’s dog.” I pointed, hand shaking.

The consternation on Dan’s face changed to something else. Something dangerous.

“Get up,” he said. He reached down and hauled me to my feet. “Inside.”

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