Ghost Gifts Quotes

“splitting”
― Laura Spinella, Ghost Gifts

“Conversation had been sparse during the bleak ride,”
― Laura Spinella, Ghost Gifts

“He wasn’t going to show until his brother was ready to listen. The ghost demanded more. The task fell to her.”
― Laura Spinella, Ghost Gifts

“and she indulged in nothingness, a soft breeze touching her face like a kiss. A cornflower September sky domed high while a white moon awaited its cue.”
― Laura Spinella, Ghost Gifts

“Split-levels were an architectural train wreck that demanded an immediate choice: up or down?”
― Laura Spinella, Ghost Gifts

“that goes.” “Not so much.” “Whatever. I know”
― Laura Spinella, Ghost Gifts

“Aubrey unfurled her hand and glanced fast. No paper-cut was present, but tiny blisters had formed on her fingertips. And that, Aubrey understood, was what you got for ignoring the job to which you were obligated.”
― Laura Spinella, Ghost Gifts

“A wave of unease traveled the room. Everyone recalled Levi’s memorable introduction to the Surrey City Press. Kim had been a new hire, only on the job a few days. At Levi’s first staff meeting, he’d loudly noted that her byline—Kimmy Jones—made it sound as if she were writing for the school newspaper, which she had been only months before. Adding insult to injury, Levi had handed Kim back a redlined piece she’d done on the 140th anniversary of Benjamin Franklin Savings Bank. From there he’d remarked, “If you rewrite the lead, find a quote worth using, and back off the superlatives, it might not sound like a college student wrote it.” And that was the beginning of Levi St John—expert at handling a newspaper agenda, disturbingly dense in the area of personal communication.”
― Laura Spinella, Ghost Gifts

“By the time Aubrey returned to the newsroom, her index finger was puffy and still splinter-filled. Instead of the hour she promised Malcolm, she’d been gone two, having left the house on Harper Street on a hunt for Alana Powell. Aubrey located the realtor at her home inspection on Halifax Drive. There she turned over the annuity, along with an unremarkable explanation about its discovery. Coming down the newsroom’s main corridor, Aubrey saw Malcolm in his office; he looked busy, not particularly engaged in looking for her. Levi was nowhere in sight. Good. Maybe he’d talked his way out of deputizing her as his sidekick on the Missy Flannigan case. Aubrey shuddered at the prospect and headed for her cubicle.”
― Laura Spinella, Ghost Gifts

“Well, it’s not as if Missy’s going to give you an exclusive.” Shows what you know . . . Aubrey’s stomach rolled on a punch of trepidation as she followed him to the exit.”
― Laura Spinella, Ghost Gifts

“The dead were part of Aubrey’s life, but purposely seeking out a murdered girl crossed every boundary she’d managed to construct.”
― Laura Spinella, Ghost Gifts

“But the folders faded into a manila haze. The silver rim of Levi’s watch caught her eye. “Time is not the point . . .” The voice echoed in her ears and Aubrey took a step back.”
― Laura Spinella, Ghost Gifts