Her Last Goodbye Quotes

“Maybe we don’t have to call the sheriff.” Morgan put her hand on Lance’s shoulder. The muscles under her palm were hard as concrete. “Let’s go.”
― Melinda Leigh, Her Last Goodbye

“Then he’s here.” Lance parked at the corner of the building, where the Jeep was out of the direct line of sight of the glass-doored entrance. “Maybe you should wait outside,” Morgan suggested.”
― Melinda Leigh, Her Last Goodbye

“He filled in the hole, stomping over the grave to compact the earth. Then he swept the ground with a branch, covering the freshly dug earth with dead leaves.”
― Melinda Leigh, Her Last Goodbye

“Sometimes the little lifts in life helped get you over the big hurdles.”
― Melinda Leigh, Her Last Goodbye

“Curtis emerged in a few seconds. At forty-five years of age, he looked younger than Lance expected. Something about the word “accountant” made him think of old men and dusty ledgers. But Curtis’s light-brown hair was streaked with blond, not silver, and he moved like an athlete.”
― Melinda Leigh, Her Last Goodbye

“can keep plugging away at the surrounding counties tomorrow if you want,” Grandpa said hopefully. He missed being a detective. “Are you sure? It’s grunt work.” “I don’t mind. Work keeps the mind sharp.”
― Melinda Leigh, Her Last Goodbye

“Anything you can tell me would help. I know you’re swamped here. You can’t possibly give Chelsea’s case a hundred percent of your attention. Sharp and Kruger are experienced investigators who can focus solely on finding Chelsea. You don’t have the manpower or the budget.”
― Melinda Leigh, Her Last Goodbye

“She experienced life with an emotional meter permanently set to high.”
― Melinda Leigh, Her Last Goodbye

“when you were a victim, the legal system didn’t seem fair.”
― Melinda Leigh, Her Last Goodbye

“Stop overthinking. You are not going to find another woman like that one. Make time for her. Do not fuck this up.” “That isn’t my goal.”
― Melinda Leigh, Her Last Goodbye

“The lie was so blatant his coveralls should have spontaneously combusted.”
― Melinda Leigh, Her Last Goodbye

“Jerry licked his lips again. “I can’t let you in the shop. My insurance company doesn’t allow it, but I’ll take this in back and show it around.” He disappeared through a door. In the brief seconds the door was open, she heard music, voices, and the sound of pneumatic tools being used.”
― Melinda Leigh, Her Last Goodbye

“What were you trying to do?” He stalked closer. “Were you trying to escape?” The first blow caught her on the side of the face and sent her spinning into the wall. Her head ricocheted off the corrugated metal. She crawled onto the cot and cringed, pain and fear congealing in her belly like cold grease.”
― Melinda Leigh, Her Last Goodbye

“Everything had a price. Even love. Especially love.”
― Melinda Leigh, Her Last Goodbye

“Hel-lo, Morgan.” Staring at her mouth, he licked his lips, slowly, deliberately. Slimily. Was that a word? “Who are you?” she asked. He leered. “Whoever you want me to be.” What. A. Sleeze. She tilted her head as if she wasn’t very bright and didn’t understand.”
― Melinda Leigh, Her Last Goodbye

“Chelsea is an accountant.”
― Melinda Leigh, Her Last Goodbye

“Morgan doubted it. Old dogs could learn new tricks, but she didn’t have the same faith in humans.”
― Melinda Leigh, Her Last Goodbye

“Sharing a bed with Sophie is like sleeping with an octopus on Red Bull.”
― Melinda Leigh, Her Last Goodbye

“she thought he might need to go to the ER. He led Lance and Morgan away from the”
― Melinda Leigh, Her Last Goodbye

“Morgan held beck her tears.”
― Melinda Leigh, Her Last Goodbye