Blurb:
First Lady Kills President Lovinggood"
December 5, 2018
Thirty years later, Hank Lovinggood embarks on a quest to prove his mother's innocence and punish the killers who took his family from him. Together Hank and lovely physicist Dr. Kathryn Sinclair confront an implacable, twisted, and merciless enemy who'll do whatever it takes to hide the truth forever.
Last Week's Excerpt:
He flipped to the back of the scrapbook. God, I hate this part! He had thought of destroying the offensive newspaper articles, but without them, the record would be incomplete. “President Lovinggood Murdered!” the first headline screamed. “First Lady Kills the President” trumpeted another in huge, black letters.
Unwilling to read any more, he turned back to the front of the scrapbook. Look, there was a good picture of Richard and Joan taken in their Halloween costumes. Richard must have been five or six at the time. They looked so much alike some people had thought they were twins, but Richard was two years older than Joan. He remembered that Richard hadn’t wanted his little sister to—
“Put that damned thing away!” a strident, furious voice demanded from the door.
Elaine Lovinggood, the senator’s wife, had gone red- faced with anger. “Why are you torturing yourself, Henry? I told you not to look at it anymore.”
“Elaine...”
“I don’t want to hear it.”
“Elaine...”
“Be quiet, Henry!” She slapped the door with the flat of her hand and made the senator jump. “I loved Richard as much as you did, but he’s dead, and no amount of mourning in the world can bring him back. You’ve wasted the last thirty years grieving for our dead son, and I can’t take it anymore.” Her voice rose again. “For the love of God, don’t ruin the last days of our lives!”
Today's Excerpt:
The senator tossed the scrapbook into the drawer and slammed it shut. Elaine’s high blood pressure constantly worried him, and her doctor described her heart as a ticking time bomb. It wouldn’t do to upset her.
“I didn’t mean to worry you,” he apologized. “I started thinking about Richard after Morton Williams called.”
“What did he want? He’s a slimy, slithery slug if you ask me.”
Elaine had always loved words. She had a huge vocabulary and especially enjoyed using alliteration. In fact, she and Richard had had some kind of word game they used to play. The last time they all dined together, she and Richard had tried to play the game using the letter x, but both of them had to admit defeat.
“Williams was calling to tell me that Richard and Elizabeth will be disinterred on November twenty-third. We’ll have to make arrangements for them.”
Interesting information revealed about the characters both living and deceased.
ReplyDeleteHe's probably right to be worried about her health. Especially when the situation will continue to be stirred up because of the disinterrment. Can't wait for more! Tweeted.
ReplyDeleteSo much going on here to add depth. Love it!
ReplyDeleteGrim discussion indeed. Glad he cares so much about his wife's health! Because this has to be mega stressful! Terrific snippet.
ReplyDeleteI agree with the others about his concern for her health. Shows he thinks about something other than his dead parents. You sure know how to pique our interest with the last line. Wow.
ReplyDeleteI could imagine she has high blood pressure, yikes! Great snippet!
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