Roger Stelljes > Quotes

“You don't believe in friendship, Jeff? Are you that broken? People are either useful or they're not. When they're no longer useful, you no longer need them, and you get rid of them.”
― Roger Stelljes, Silenced Girls

“Unfortunately, the best and the brightest rarely ran for public office in these polarized political times and the country ultimately suffered for it.”
― Roger Stelljes, Electing To Murder

“Does pissing people off come naturally or do you actually try to do it?”
― Roger Stelljes, Silenced Girls

“country”
― Roger Stelljes, Silenced Girls

“took”
― Roger Stelljes, Silenced Girls

“Those were the last words Gordon Oliver ever uttered.”
― Roger Stelljes, First Deadly Conspiracy

“there tonight. She says he arrived just before eight, stayed about an hour,”
― Roger Stelljes, Deadly Stillwater

“Johnson”
― Roger Stelljes, Silenced Girls

“Roger Hayes, Braddock’s father-in-law, was a Navy veteran who liked to go to the VFW and would invite Will to join him on occasion for beers. Brule was often there, especially on weeknights. As Braddock and Tori pulled up to the front entrance, they had immediate verification Brule was inside. His white panel van was parked on the street in front of the bar.”
― Roger Stelljes, Silenced Girls

“Twenty months later, Big Jim Hunter died. After her father's funeral, Tori Hunter left Manchester bay for the last time and didn't return. Jessie Hunter was never found”
― Roger Stelljes, Silenced Girls

“wanted”
― Roger Stelljes, Silenced Girls

“Hunter.”
― Roger Stelljes, Silenced Girls

“in John Fitzgerald Kennedy’s first congressional race in 1946.”
― Roger Stelljes, Electing To Murder

“confirmation.”
― Roger Stelljes, Silenced Girls

“Braddock’s long left arm was gently wrapped around her waist but tightly holding her. A bit to her surprise, she was okay with that, content to let her body comfortably and securely lie enveloped in his massive body. She found herself wanting to stay in the moment, to hang onto that feeling just a little longer.”
― Roger Stelljes, Silenced Girls

“commanded”
― Roger Stelljes, Silenced Girls

“Sure,” Tori replied, sitting down in the big green Adirondack chair”
― Roger Stelljes, Silenced Girls

“dress”
― Roger Stelljes, Silenced Girls

“Tori’s alarm roused her at 6 a.m. She rolled out of bed, quickly pulled on a pair of running shorts, a sports bra, and tank, and then slipped on her running shoes. With her water bottle stuffed in her waist pack and her ear buds in place, she walked out the front of the hotel and started jogging, making her way to the path that ran along the H-4.”
― Roger Stelljes, Silenced Girls

“So if these are all connected, our guy travels to those kinds of towns. If we get some more information, we may eventually shave this list down more, finding some sort of connection”
― Roger Stelljes, Silenced Girls

“called”
― Roger Stelljes, Silenced Girls

“awesome.”
― Roger Stelljes, Silenced Girls

“politely. “Yes, I have”
― Roger Stelljes, Electing To Murder

“It was a gorgeous Minnesota Indian summer day for mid-October. The temperature was a balmy sixty-eight degrees with the fall colors in full bloom. Tori smiled as she pulled up to Braddock’s house to find a new and shiny, black dual cab Chevy Silverado parked in the newly paved driveway. The repainted back of the house no longer showed any remnants of the burn marks. All evidence of the explosion was gone. She parked her own Audi Q5 behind the new truck.”
― Roger Stelljes, Silenced Girls

“Sheriff Big Jim Hunter”
― Roger Stelljes, Silenced Girls

“together”
― Roger Stelljes, Silenced Girls

“with”
― Roger Stelljes, Silenced Girls

“Make sure you wrap up warm for school, honey. A blizzard is on the way.” Ten-year-old Teddy rolls his eyes at his mother. But then he hears a bang… By the time police arrive, Teddy’s mother is dead. His open school backpack is strewn across the hallway. And Teddy is nowhere to be found.”
― Roger Stelljes, Silenced Girls

“trance”
― Roger Stelljes, Silenced Girls

“Tori Hunter sat alone on the old green couch with her legs tucked tightly together. Her jean shorts were slightly soiled and her white scoop-neck tank top lacked its normal crispness, all a result of being in the same clothes for nearly twenty hours. A barely touched glass of water wrapped in a plain white napkin sat in front of her on the worn walnut coffee table. She could hear voices approaching in the hallway. “Nothing from the scent of that sweatshirt?” one voice asked.”
― Roger Stelljes, Silenced Girls