Dead Point (Maggie Blackthorne Book 1) by LaVonne Griffin-Valade

Author:LaVonne Griffin-Valade [Griffin-Valade, LaVonne]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Severn River Publishing
Published: 2021-06-14T16:00:00+00:00

At the base of Aldrich Mountain, the river cuts a slow, indelible arc, winds along the silver plain of alfalfa toward a copse of blue sage and the Widow’s Creek Bridge. To kill herself, Zoey rammed our jeep though the railing and plunged thirty feet into a surge of black water. Tate found her pinned against the pilings. Ruined and lost as it left him, he’d have been better off to lie down beside her and float among the crawdads, avoid the years wasted pickling his liver.

I woke in the grim murk of death rituals, grief’s general mindfuck. Brought on by yesterday’s funeral for those wild boys from my childhood and by today’s anniversary: twenty-five years ago, three days before my fifteenth birthday, my mother committed suicide.

I clicked on the antique lamp, drew back the coverlet, and stepped into the chilly room, turned up the heat, and started my day. After a shower, I scrambled a couple of eggs and made toast. Surprised at how tasty breakfast turned out, I decided that when things calmed down, I’d check out some recipes and start eating healthier meals. Give up frozen entrées altogether. That trifling bit of resolve improved my disposition some, so much so I tossed an aging apple and an energy bar into my pack for lunch.

The trill of my phone startled me out of my little self-help session. A text from Duncan: “Morning! Got time to drop by the F&T for a visit?”

“I’ll do my damnedest. Yesterday was crazy”

“So I heard. Be careful out there okay”

Before I could thumb a flirty response, Lynn Nodine rang through.

“Margaret, I found something, and I think you need to see it.”

“I’m on my way.”

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