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.I don’t have anything in San Francisco.I can shuck it all in three weeks, no regrets, no looking back.But I can’t do it, I won’t do it, unless I’ve got something worthwhile to exchange it for.”“Me.”“You, Lonnie, a hardscrabble ranch in the middle of this or some other nowhere—a fresh start for me, too.Absolute commitment on my part, but it doesn’t have to be on yours.You set the terms and I’ll abide by them.Trial period, if you like: three months, six months, a year.Hired man, part-time or full-time lover … whatever you want me to be.But I’ve got to know I’m welcome first, before I leave on Saturday.”Nothing from her.Her eyes were squint-hidden; he couldn’t see them well enough to read them.In the background now, Mildred Bailey was singing “I Can’t Get Started With You.” Oh Lord, he thought, don’t let that be prophetic.“Think about it,” he said, “will you do that? Think about it and give me your answer Saturday morning.”“Well, maybe I should think about it.Talk to Lonnie too, see what he says.But I guess I won’t need to do either.”“Say it, then.Don’t dance with me, Dacy.Yes or no?”She said, “Yes.”About the AuthorBill Pronzini has published seventy-nine novels, thirty-eight of which feature the Nameless Detective, Americas longest-running PI series, begun in 1971.He is also the author of four nonfiction books and three hundred fifty short stories, and the editor of numerous anthologies.Among his many awards is the Mystery Writers of America Grand Master, presented in 2008—a distinction he shares with his wife, crime novelist Marcia Muller, the 2005 Grand Master recipient.The couple lives in Northern California.All rights reserved, including without limitation the right to reproduce this ebook or any portion thereof in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereinafter invented, without the express written permission of the publisher.This is a work of fiction.Names, characters, places, events, and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, businesses, companies, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.Copyright © 1995 by Bill PronziniCover design by Neil Alexander Heacox978-1-4804-8501-3This edition published in 2014 by Open Road Integrated Media, Inc.345 Hudson StreetNew York, NY 10014www.openroadmedia.comEBOOKS BY BILL PRONZINIFROM OPEN ROAD MEDIAAvailable wherever ebooks are soldOpen Road Integrated Media is a digital publisher and multimedia content company.Open Road creates connections between authors and their audiences by marketing its ebooks through a new proprietary online platform, which uses premium video content and social media.Videos, Archival Documents, and New ReleasesSign up for the Open Road Media newsletter and get news delivered straight to your inbox.Sign up now atwww.openroadmedia.com/newslettersFIND OUT MORE ATWWW.OPENROADMEDIA.COMFOLLOW US:@openroadmedia andFacebook.com/OpenRoadMedia [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]