The Praying Mantis Bride (Nameless: Season One, #3)

by Dean Koontz

“A butterfly flyin’ after dark is an omen, means your death is maybe comin’ soon. Don’t look at me like that, smart ass. I never stepped on no eggshells.” Baffled, he says, “Eggshells?” “A woman steps on eggshells means she’ll soon go mad.”