What little light was left inside me flickered out.

Right now, I had everything I could ask for. It wasn't a long list, but it was a very satisfying one, starting with the love of my life back in my arms.

You picked the seats you did for a reason, right? Familiarity. Too bad the best sleuths avoid familiarity. It dulls the investigative instinct.

That's really eco-friendly of you," Vee told Marcie. "Recycling Nora's old trash.

I’m not going to kill you, Nora. I don’t kill people who are important to me. And you top the list.

I shouldn't have been looking at lingerie. It naturally made me think about sexy things. Like kissing. Like Patch.

If I need romance, that's what Netflix is for.