The Zodiac Paradox Quotes

“Why don’t you lie on the bed,” he told her. “On your stomach.” She did what she was told. He took out his knife and smiled.”
― Christa Faust, The Zodiac Paradox

“Going through the motions, like a person who was already dead and just didn’t know it yet.”
― Christa Faust, The Zodiac Paradox

“The girl’s name was Desiree, or that’s what she said it was anyway. Allan honestly could not have cared less.”
― Christa Faust, The Zodiac Paradox

“Inside the girl’s room it was dank and shabby.”
― Christa Faust, The Zodiac Paradox

“Allan smiled to himself at his overly cautious thinking. After all, how often did the police get called by the denizens of a place like this?”
― Christa Faust, The Zodiac Paradox

“From behind one of the doors there came a vociferous argument going on between two drunks of indeterminate gender.”
― Christa Faust, The Zodiac Paradox

“He thought maybe she was having second thoughts. Rightly so, considering what he planned to do to her.”
― Christa Faust, The Zodiac Paradox

“Hey,” he replied. “Got a light?” she asked, raising an unlit cigarette to her chapped lips.”
― Christa Faust, The Zodiac Paradox

“Following them for a few blocks, Allan started to get the feeling they were more likely just co-stars in the live sex show on offer at the theater, rather than a genuine couple.”
― Christa Faust, The Zodiac Paradox

“A young couple leaving the O’Farrell Theater caught his eye, making him feel a warm, gentle nostalgia for his lover’s lane phase.”
― Christa Faust, The Zodiac Paradox

“The seedy single-room-occupancy hotels and low-rent apartment buildings in that neighborhood were like vending machines filled with victims.”
― Christa Faust, The Zodiac Paradox

“And those who were awake and walking the streets were a fascinating blend of the wild, the lost, and the forgotten. Very few of whom would be missed if they were to meet Allan in a dark alley.”
― Christa Faust, The Zodiac Paradox

“The graveyard shift was his favorite time of night.”
― Christa Faust, The Zodiac Paradox

“His body and mind seemed fueled by the arcane energy burning inside his flesh, and the only time he ever felt tired was when he had gone too long between killings.”
― Christa Faust, The Zodiac Paradox

“Allan decided he needed a little recreation. Something light hearted and non-committal. A quickie.”
― Christa Faust, The Zodiac Paradox

“She felt warm and satisfied, but all the questions and uncertainty about the true nature of their connection still lurked there in the background, like wind rattling the windows of a cozy room. It was a long time before she slept.”
― Christa Faust, The Zodiac Paradox

“All the madness, all the mayhem, all the strange and heavy events of the past twenty-four hours were melting, too, washed away in warm, dopamine oblivion.”
― Christa Faust, The Zodiac Paradox

“He’d had a dark, angry moment when he thought they might not have fallen for the ad he’d placed in the classified section.”
― Christa Faust, The Zodiac Paradox

“But I don’t like this. It seems, I don’t know. Weird.”
― Christa Faust, The Zodiac Paradox

“Why didn’t he show up?”
― Christa Faust, The Zodiac Paradox

“Of course, this kind of speculation was a waste of mental energy, and he knew it. All they could do at that point was watch and wait.”
― Christa Faust, The Zodiac Paradox

“But in the meanwhile, we should watch the classifieds, in case Iverson tries to contact us again.”
― Christa Faust, The Zodiac Paradox

“They waited nearly two hours, but it was becoming increasingly clear that, for whatever reason, he wasn’t going to show.”
― Christa Faust, The Zodiac Paradox

“Had the killer gotten to Iverson somehow? Was yet another person dead because of them?”
― Christa Faust, The Zodiac Paradox

“Where is he?” Bell asked. “Do you think something might have happened to him?” Walter asked anxiously. “Latimer? Or maybe...”
― Christa Faust, The Zodiac Paradox

“The northwest corner featured a break in the low wall that surrounded the park, marked by a pair of rounded stone posts like silent sentinels.”
― Christa Faust, The Zodiac Paradox

“Hey,” Abby said as they barreled past her, holding a large wooden spoon slick with some kind of sauce. “Do you want some...”
― Christa Faust, The Zodiac Paradox

“Regarding incident at Reiden Lake,” Walter read out loud, pausing to exchange a significant glance with Bell. “Meet me at the northwest corner of Alamo Square Park at midnight 10/23. Crucial new information has come to light. A friend in the Bureau.”
― Christa Faust, The Zodiac Paradox

“But without warning, she leapt up with a gasp of excitement. “Guys,” she said. “You need to see this.”
― Christa Faust, The Zodiac Paradox

“I’m fairly certain that, because Belly was distracted and wound up linked with you instead of me, my own chemically enhanced ability wasn’t strong enough to keep it open single-handedly.”
― Christa Faust, The Zodiac Paradox