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"'Nola didn't die that night in Raven's Hollow. It only appeared she did. Switch to the present. In this reality, I, who am Ezekiel, have killed you. You, who are Hezekiah, will leave this earth before the evil can possess you, while she, who is Nola—that would be Sadie in case you're getting lost—will be mine. As it always should have been, Elijah Blume. Sadie will be mine!'" (168) if you've to ref being lost...

"He'd cared about her, and believed she'd understood. Police officers did not lead normal lives. Her father had been a sergeant in Vice. Between them, hadn't he and Daddy made that simple truth clear? Or had the entertainment magazine she worked for given her a false set of ideals? Yeah, sure, anything was possible—in Hollywood." (166) what the frig is this rant? Who thinks NYC mag writers are Hollywood blinded???

"Five unrelieved weeks of living in a violent criminal world had scraped his nerves raw." (166) are you talking about being undercover or being in the NYPD, 'cause...

"She shot him another come-and-go smile." (157) a hwhat

"'Don't start with me. I know exactly what I gave up to come here and run the Chronicle. New York Times, buckets of money, Manhattan condo and monsters who, for the most part, wear business suits.'" (153) yes because working at the NYT for SURE guarantees you a CONDO in MANHATTAN in the 2010s, let alone buckets of money

"She took the gun and pulled her iPhone from her pocket. A rueful smile appeared when the screen lit up. 'Second duh of the night. We could have used this as a light source in the cave.'" (121) published...2014??? Who in 2014 who had a smartphone wouldn't automatically try to light the dark with their phone?? Not even the flashlight just like turning it on

"'The killer ran a family supermarket in Yonkers. He did the baking himself every morning. He had a wife and three kids, and he came to Manhattan four times a year for conventions and ball games. Every time he left, there'd be at least two less women alive and working the streets.'" (111) yes indeed he made the long and treacherous trek 4x/yr from YONKERS, bc it is such an arduous journey you'd only do it quarterly

"'You can let her go, but do it carefully. She has a spiteful temper.'" (61) WOW what a way to describe your present, adult female cousin, WOW

"She tried to heave him up and off. 'None of your business. Get—off—me!'

They shot wildcats in Maine, didn't they? 'Calm down,' he said again. 'I'm a cop.'" (61) w o w

"'I'd also go with stolen since the guy was smart enough to send the raven-card email Sadie told you about from a toss-away phone.'" (45) from a what now