[KM02] Hour Game by David Baldacci

Author:David Baldacci [Baldacci, David]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Serial murders, Mystery & Detective, Government investigators, General, Mystery fiction, Thrillers, Fiction
ISBN: 9780446531085
Publisher: Hachette Digital, Inc.
Published: 2004-12-15T08:00:00+00:00

H O U R G A M E

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and watched her watching the fire. “I saw you with the Oxley chil-

dren.”

“They’re nice kids,” she said quietly as she played with her string of

pearls. “The little one, Mary Margaret, was bawling when she got here,

poor thing. She really misses her daddy. I brought them out here.

Mom and Ms. Oxley wanted to talk.”

“They seemed to have worked everything out.”

“I really thought Junior had done it.” Her eyes suddenly glimmered

with a layer of tears.

“So did I, at first.”

“I know I wasn’t much help the other day.”

“You were still in shock. Whenever you’re ready to talk, I’m here.”

She nodded absently, and her nervous fingers played over her pearls.

He waited for her to speak, but she didn’t. She simply stared into the

fire.

He finally rose. “If you need anything, anything at all, just give me a

call.”

She glanced up and clutched at his hand. “How come you’re not

married?”

At first he thought she was flirting with him but then realized she

was serious.

He said, “I was, a long time ago, and it just didn’t work out.”

“I think some people are supposed to be alone.”

“You don’t think you’re one of those people, do you?”

She shook her head. “No. But I think my father was.”

Puzzled, King sat back down. “What makes you say that?”

Before she could answer, they heard Remmy say, “I’m sure there are

people who’d like to see you, Savannah.”

They both looked over to see her standing in the doorway scrutiniz-

ing them.

Savannah rose obediently. “I’ll see you, Sean.”

He watched mother and daughter walk off before rejoining

Michelle in the family room. Harry had caught Remmy and Savannah

as they were coming back in and was speaking with them in a far

corner.

Get as much as you can, Harry, thought King, because I pretty much

struck out.

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