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:
Senator Lovinggood blew his nose, the honking sound reverberating around the room. “Do you have any ideas about where you want to put them, Hank?”
“I do. I knew you couldn’t block the train forever, so I’ve been looking around. I visited a very nice cemetery this afternoon. Have you ever heard of Crystal Rivers?”
Elaine shook her head. “No. Where is it?”
“It’s about thirty minutes from here. It’s not a new cemetery, but it’s beautiful as far as cemeteries go.”
Elaine shrugged. “One place is as good as another.”
“If it isn’t a new cemetery, is there enough room for us to be buried there as well?” Senator Lovinggood worried.
“Yes, sir, there is. They’re willing to set aside an entire block of spaces for us.”
Senator Lovinggood’s face smoothed out. “Good. If you like it, Hank, that’s what we’ll do. Do you want to call Williams, or do you want me to? I know you don’t know him, so I’ll be glad to take care of it for you.”
“I’ll call him, Grandpa.”
Elaine cocked her head and stared at Hank. “Why have you decided to call Williams? You always tell Henry to take care of things like this.”
“Oh, no reason.” His eyes rested on the photo on the desk. “It’s just something I can do for Mother and Dad.”
Today's Excerpt: As some of you guessed last week, Hank does have an ulterior motive for calling Williams himself. We'll get to it soon, but not this week.
Senator Lovinggood blew his nose again and wiped his eyes with his sleeve. “I know exactly how you feel. I’d give my right arm for the chance to help Richard one more time.”
Hank kissed his grandmother’s cheek. “Don’t worry, Grandma. It’ll be over and done with before you know it. Just think how proud Dad would be. His administration laid the groundwork for the Flash Train.”
“Yes, that’s true.”
The senator’s chest swelled with pride. “I’m proud of it too. The Flash Train can travel over three hundred fifty miles per hour.”
Hank rose to his feet. “I want to change clothes before dinner. I’ll see you guys in a minute.”
He dropped a kiss on his grandmother’s cheek and dashed upstairs.
“Just like Richard used to do,” Senator Lovinggood observed.
“Richard didn’t always change before dinner,” Elaine disagreed.
“No. Run up the stairs. Richard used to do that too.”
Elaine rolled her eyes. “I think I’ll change for dinner too.”
“You look fine to me.”
“No, I feel like changing.”
The senator shrugged. “I’m fine as I am.”
Elaine shot him a look he couldn’t define. “If you say so.”
Really! Now what did she mean by that?
Nice stirring up of emotions and possible motivations . . . and I love old cemeteries.
ReplyDeleteAh, there's so much going on here. So many suspicions raised!
ReplyDeleteInteresting snippet!
ReplyDeleteI like the way they chipped at each other after Hank ran upstairs. The reality for people who've been together a long time. :-)
ReplyDeleteOld cemetaries are the best! They seem more peaceful than the new ones somehow. But I am interested in what Hank is doing--and why he's doing it. Tweeted.
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