Independence had brought freedom to the country, but with it had come opportunists settling into the vacuum left by the departing British.
“My parents used to have so many family friends, uncles and aunties whom I’d known my whole life. Who would’ve hosted me in a heartbeat. But that was before they’d had a falling-out. Well, really, that was before my parents had been pushed out, basically ostracized after everything that had happened with my sister.”
― Flirting with Disaster
― Flirting with Disaster
“Revenge is a dish best served cold, my lady, but that would be cold and starting to grow mould.”
― In the Market for Murder
― In the Market for Murder
“All around her was vibrant life, but here she was, like Charon, piloting a lonely traveller towards death.”
― Murder on the Marlow Belle
― Murder on the Marlow Belle
“Sunday. Ah, Sunday. What would life be without Sundays? That melancholy day that seems to stretch out forever and yet still seems to be over too soon.”
― In the Market for Murder
― In the Market for Murder
“Somewhere between Omaha and Colorado I’d fallen truly, madly, fucking ridiculously hard for Bailey Mitchell. She was all I could think about, all the time, and sometimes it felt like I’d do anything—anything—just to make sure she was happy.”
― Betting on You
― Betting on You
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