Detective Stories: Dashiell Hammett Collection
I couldn’t go back to sleep. I began to wonder about Miss Merrick and when – whether I would hear from her again and what she hoped to get out of me. The only thing I have is money.’ She paused, as if giving him a chance to contradict her or agree with her. Blackshear remained quiet. He knew she was wrong, but he didn’t feel that anything could be
... See moreMargaret Millar • Beast in View
The desk clerk, whose name-plate identified him as G. O. Horner, was a thin, elderly man with protuberant eyes that gave him an expression of intense interest and curiosity. The expression was false. After thirty years in the business, people meant no more to him than individual bees do to a beekeeper. Their differences were lost in a welter of sta
... See moreMargaret Millar • Beast in View
“She’s been retired for years. Left the Agency soon after I did. Why do you care where she is now?” “We’re concerned about her well-being. Actually, we’re concerned about everyone who was involved with Operation Cyrano.” I can’t hide my reaction to hearing those two words. I feel the shock of it reverberate through my bones, as powerful as a concus
... See moreTess Gerritsen • The Spy Coast
