But the wealthy preacher’s wife has some secrets of her own that come to light when one of Polly’s former clients, Cinda Mae Bradbury, divulges the past occupation of the missing woman. Did Holly Kow run away? Has she been kidnapped? Or, has something worse happened in Hollywood Hills?
With a killer on the loose, Polly is nearly murdered in a drive-by shooting, and the tarot card reader in Polly’s building mysteriously disappears after making a dire prediction for Polly’s ex-husband, Johnny’s future.
Can Polly, her assistant Bunny, and Johnny find Holly Kow before it’s too late? Their time is up, and their very survival depends on solving THE CASE OF THE LOST TROPHY WIFE…
EXCERPT
A minute or two after
I’d informed Bunny of my decision to take the Kow case, I remembered the
invoice I forgot to give him. I headed out to his desk with a copy of a
statement from the L.A. Department of Power and Water.
“One more bill
to pay,” I said. “The best reason of all to work with a shyster like Bugsy.”
No sooner had
the words left my mouth when all hell broke loose.
“Holy sh—! Get
down, Polly,” Bunny yelled, tackling me and dragging me behind his desk as a
flurry of gunshots rang out.
“What the—” I’d
barely hit the floor when our building exploded in a fusillade of flying
bullets and shattering glass and metal. The cannonade rivaled the Fourth of
July at Dodger Stadium. I hoped our building’s earthquake fortifications were
up to code, because there was a whole lot of shakin’ going on and not of the
Jerry Lee Lewis variety. I listened for screams, wondering if anyone downstairs
had been hit, but the only sounds reaching my ears were of the non-human
variety.
Harol, I am really enjoying these Polly and Johnny stories of yours! I would never have figured this one out in a million years. You do a great job with your plots and making the characters realistic!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Cheryl. I'm so glad you like them because they are my favorite books to write. I was talking with a friend a while ago about the characters in those books and she stopped me, saying, "You know, Harol, they're not real!" But they're real to me...
DeleteCongrats on your new release. I like your reference to Jerry Lee Lewis. Shake, Rattle and Roll.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Bill...it's the way I roll... :-)
Delete'Release day drum roll....' Congratulations. :-)
ReplyDeleteThank you, Kaye. My son's a drummer, so he'll appreciate that as do I!
DeleteSounds so intriguing and I enjoyed your style of writing--sounds like a lot going on and it will be a fun read. Congratulations and wishing you much success.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Beverly. I hope it's a fun read and that people like that group of quirky characters as much as I do. I never know what they're going to do next!
ReplyDeleteHmmm? What fun have you cooked up this time? Loved the excerpt and love the characters. Doris
ReplyDeleteCongratulations!
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