Sublime

Andy, I knew, was loyal; I trusted him, I valued his opinion, and yet his conversation sometimes made me feel as though I was talking to one of those computer programs that mimic human response.

A self one does not want. A heart one cannot help.

The fact is, my wife is a murderess who is sometimes really fun.

was a reluctant witness story, a wartime romance story, an ensemble mystery plot, a mentor plot, a heroine in disguise plot, a high school sleuth story.

Maxine Tarnow,

lilt