In Good Faith Quotes

“He was shouting now. His face looked like a candy apple with eyes.”
― Scott Pratt, In Good Faith

“The moon was creeping up behind a hill to the northeast, almost as though it was afraid of what it would see when it cleared the ridge.”
― Scott Pratt, In Good Faith

“Doom”
― Scott Pratt, In Good Faith

“move on up in the world of politics, you’ll make a substantial campaign contribution, publicly endorse me, and get your friends to do the same. Plus, you stop shaking down the gamblers, give Alexander’s”
― Scott Pratt, In Good Faith

“The defendant, a wiry man named Billy Dockery, stood next to his lawyer at the defense table as the jury filed past. Dockery was gangly and in his mid-thirties. His dark hair snaked past his shoulders, framing a flat face that had maintained a perpetual smirk throughout the two-day trial. He wore civilized clothing—a dark gray suit, white shirt, and a navy blue tie—but I knew he was anything but civilized. Beneath the veneer was a cruel and dangerous sociopath.”
― Scott Pratt, In Good Faith

“I’d become much more reverent, and instead of just gazing at the rising sun each morning and shallowly pondering how everything came about, which had long been my habit, I took a little time to pray.”
― Scott Pratt, In Good Faith

“appellate opinions in which judges convoluted logic to the point of sophistry,”
― Scott Pratt, In Good Faith

“Caroline wasn’t particularly vain, but she loved her hair, and so did I. It was a reflection of her personality, beautiful but occasionally a bit on the unruly side. It was auburn and thick and curly and fell to the middle of her back. It turned a few shades lighter in the summer when she spent more time in the sun. Losing it was the side effect of chemotherapy that she dreaded the most.”
― Scott Pratt, In Good Faith

“Fraley leaned back and folded his arms across his chest. “We found the guns in the glove compartment of your car,” Fraley said calmly. “They’re going to match the bullets we found at two murder scenes. Our evidence guys are going through your car with a fine-toothed comb, including the trunk. We think you gave Norman Brockwell a ride out to the woods in the trunk of your car. They’re looking for little pieces of his skin, fingernails, saliva, hair, blood, anything they can find. And”
― Scott Pratt, In Good Faith

“I’m nervous as a long-tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs, but I reckon I’m ready.”
― Scott Pratt, In Good Faith

“minute. Does he make you thumpy?” “Thumpy?” “You know, pitty pat. Fluttery. Heart pounding inside the chest when he comes into the room, that kind of thing. Caroline still does that to me.”
― Scott Pratt, In Good Faith

“Scott”
― Scott Pratt, In Good Faith

“Enochian.”
― Scott Pratt, In Good Faith

“After listening to her and observing her for an hour, I no longer suspected that she might be involved in the murders in any way. She”
― Scott Pratt, In Good Faith

“You have too much drive to be a professional piddler.”
― Scott Pratt, In Good Faith

“You’re ready to get me out of the house, aren’t you?” I said. “You’re tired of looking at me.”
― Scott Pratt, In Good Faith

“When I was home, I piddled around the house,”
― Scott Pratt, In Good Faith

“sons, daughters, nieces, nephews, and cousins of county commissioners and their spouses. In the”
― Scott Pratt, In Good Faith

“We’re not supposed to do anything that would cast aspersions on the office.” “C’mon, Rita. You’ll make an exception for me, won’t you? I’m not used to being honorable. Maybe it’ll grow on me.” “I’ll tell you what. You make sure you wear some nice tight pants at least twice a week and I’ll see what I can do.” “If I didn’t know better, I’d swear you were sexually harassing me.” “And when can I expect you to do the same?” “Sorry, Rita,” I said, holding up my”
― Scott Pratt, In Good Faith

“he was colder than a witch’s teat in a brass bra.”
― Scott Pratt, In Good Faith

“opened”
― Scott Pratt, In Good Faith

“They worked hard at the things they enjoyed, they treated other people with respect, they followed their conscience, and they loved to laugh. They’d had their share of problems and made their share of mistakes, but neither had managed to do anything dumb enough to have any lingering effects. I was grateful for”
― Scott Pratt, In Good Faith