Tell that to the BTK killer,” I said. “He was a churchgoer, raised two kids, married, and resisted the urge to kill for decades. He was a person, but he was a monster, too

That was the true terror of love, that you could love with your whole heart, your whole soul, and lose both

Like most creative people I don't fit well into boxes.

Just what I needed—a necromancer with an attitude. Oh, wait, I was a necromancer with an attitude.

His eyes widened just a bit, his lips flexed. I realized he was trying not to laugh. I hate it when people find my threats amusing.

Richard was a riddle with no answer, and I was tired of playing a game I couldn't win.

He's not going to shoot us in the back by accident, is he?" Deputy Coltrain asked. I smiled, not sweetly. "He promised not to.