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She only hoped that the Paris police would rely on their typical sexist instincts to assume that the woman who’d lived in this apartment, the woman who was now missing, had been abducted. A victim, not a perpetrator.
Oooh is she changing her qplewrance to evade the pokice? If so what di she do
dispatched.
Did she kjllthjs man? Isthis the fist one? Is the protaganist a criminal
“Who is trying to kill me?” she asked, this time in English. “Tell me, and I’ll let you live.”
Shees beingfollowed
The fur is too valuable to abandon here in the woods, so I grab the fox by its tail. She’s been eating well, dining on my chickens, and she’s so heavy I have to half drag her out of the woods, her body carving a trench through dead leaves and snow.
Is she lkke fromthe west or such wherekilling animals is nktmal or is this the predispositional behavioral asppcts that are aligned wa psychopath
I know all this about him not because he’s told me, but because I delved thoroughly into his background, as I did with all my nearby neighbors, before I bought Blackberry Farm.
Okay knfiremd thissis her daiky life of farmin and huntng...ijn likne wth her enviiornmet. Athkugh if this isthesam wkman in chalter okne it maekssense she is such a great shokt as she has sleuthing and polive like beesiors and skills/abiitirs
Old age confers anonymity, which makes it the most effective disguise of
The part about a wife stabbing her husband might be straightforward enough, but what came before that was a sad and convoluted tale about a woman who’d fallen in love too young, married too young. Gotten trapped too young.
SO meghan killed hee husbaadinsekf defense
The same way Jo didn’t understand how Megan had allowed herself to be sweet-talked into the arms of a Jimmy Kiely. But then, men like Jimmy usually steered clear of Jo, because she had a reputation. All the boys in town knew that if you ever punched Jo Thibodeau, she’d punch back, and twice as hard.
WOw bkaae tbe victim mjch
It was true, Jo could have gotten out of Purity, but she knew she’d never leave because she didn’t want to.
Is jo really maggie after she rujnsawayh to conceak her identiiy
This village is our personal DMZ. It’s the reason we live here, to be left alone.”
Hmm who is this mysteriou womaa
“Jo Thibodeau, Purity PD. As you can see—”
Ahh no jk maggie and jo are two diffderebt people theur lives just intersect
The fact the driver killed his lights tells me he knows my house has surveillance cameras. So does the fact he obscured his license plates, both the front and the rear. The car pulls to a stop at my front porch. The driver’s door swings open, but no dome light goes on; he has disabled it.
Does tge kilker know maggie
It’s the possibility of a better outcome that screws with your mind, that breeds hope, which ultimately leads to disappointment.
Fantasixinf and glamoroxing certajn relationships...libing in ignorance
It’s too expensive for my personal pocketbook, but if Uncle Sam’s paying for it,
Thurd referebcd to unvke sam
that I was hit by exploding shrapnel in Karachi.
“The Agency won’t admit Bianca was one of ours, and that’s worrisome,”
The truth is far more complicated, but when you live in a world of mirrors, the truth is always distorted. Too often, it’s what we choose to see while ignoring all the inconvenient bits, the nagging details that distort our view. We crave clarity, and so we lie to ourselves. And what I’ve told myself these last sixteen years is that Diana Ward destroyed me, when in truth, I did it to myself.
Displacing the responsibility of yoir iwb shirtcimings onto others to avoid feeling dustain or resejtnenht towards yourself...sekf preservation and detraction from shame
Danny leans in behind the distressed man and wraps his arms around his waist. There’s no hesitation, no awkward hunt for the right position; Danny goes straight to work, pulling his fists up against the man’s abdomen. Three times. Five times. He yanks so hard the chair scrapes, slams down.
Who is danny?!? He must be privy to meducal sruff what is his background?!?!
cricothyrotomy
“It’s as if you’ve done this before.”
“I watched it done once,” I say.
Bullocks! He iskeen to medical practices. Whar dud he do prior to tgis
I grieve, too, for the loss of Asma and her daughter. They were the true innocents in all this, just collateral
“He’s a medical doctor. I confirmed that too. I’ve seen him in action, treating a patient. Saving his life, in fact.”
All three of these people had one thing in common—they had inside knowledge
And they were sharing those details with British intelligence.”
Thet were moles for teh agency
“We’re not asking you to change those plans. We’re just asking you to keep your eyes and ears open. Pass us any intel you learn about Phillip Hardwicke, and about any oligarchs in his circle. It’s not too much to ask of you. It’s not a betrayal. It’s just doing your part as a good American.”
SO ssebeneefd to spy ln ber nee fisnce wowieee thr plot thicken. WIkl he finddiut snd if nso hoe wkll he resct i fel like bes llwkey dsngerous
ennui.
I want to be honest, but I can’t, because it’s not in my nature to trust anyone. My childhood taught
Yedes nkt being ableto truet others follows you into adthood
“My God, Danny,” I murmur. “It’s a castle.”
This msn feels sus ri me like what is his mo
Danny and I are running away.
SO does maggie genuinely love danny now
“The other tires were Goodyear Wranglers, TrailRunner AT, two three . . .” He stopped. “Hey, it’s the same vehicle.”
This 'tire' perspecgobe inthis case is givingmy coussn vinnythe movie! The csse collapper on thr rxpertise oftheetire marks
Massachusetts license plate clearly in view.
Hmmmm jngrids husbaad ?? is this cassies dad
“They want both of us dead. Diana and me.”
Revenge for our capturing him. The Russians don’t forget, and they never forgive.”
“I was there on behalf of the library board.” “Yeah.” Jo snorted. “Sure.”
I feel as thjiught ingrid and lloyd are sus
“Try a salad next time.” She casts a hostile look back at Hardwicke. “You’ll be leaving with your father in the morning. You should come back now and pack.”
Ughhh dont saythjstoa chjld itll set her upto major ijnsecuriitis in lkfe
“It’s okay, it’s okay,” says Danny, and he flashes a reassuring smile at the server. “He’s had these seizures before, but of course, you didn’t know that. Maggie, can you hand me some gauze?”
WHy is danny so adamandy about him not calking an ambulaace? WIllthey dicover thr drugs in his bkdy
“And you killed my husband.”
Damnnn dians killed danny
“Gavin told me the truth. You knew, hours before, that the Russians were going to strike back, and you didn’t think to warn me.
Ahhh was she complicit and airkubg w the russians
