Indelible
Chapter One
8:55 A.M.
"Well, look what the cat dragged in," Marla Simms bellowed, giving
Sara a pointed look over her silver-rimmed bifocals. The secretary for
the police station held a magazine in her arthritic hands, but she set it
aside, indicating she had plenty of time to talk.
Sara forced some cheer into her voice, though she had purposefully
timed her visit for Marla's coffee break. "Hey, Marla. How're you
doing?"
The old woman stared for a beat, a tinge of disapproval putting a
crease in her naturally down-turned lips. Sara forced herself not to
squirm. Marla had taught the children's Sunday school class at the
Primitive Baptist from the day they opened the front doors, and she
could still put the fear of God into anyone in town who'd been born
after 1952.
She kept her eyes locked on Sara. "Haven't seen you around here
in a while."
"Hm," Sara offered, glancing over Marla's shoulder, trying to see
into Jeffrey's office. His door was open but he was not behind his
desk. The squad room was empty, which meant he was probably in
the back. Sara knew she should just walk behind the counter and
find him herself -- she had done it hundreds of times before -- but survivor's i ... read full excerpt from: Indelible ebook
