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Trace of Smoke Excerpt 13
August 18, 2008
“I apologize in advance if there’s anything inaccurate. My editor has a leaden touch.”
Kommissar Lang handed me a pen. “Come to my office and sign it.” He gestured back down the hallway, past the photograph of Ernst. If I followed him, I knew that he would regale me with tales of his arrests and later […]
Trace of Smoke Excerpt 12
August 11, 2008
I turned and marched back down the hall, willing myself not to glance at the photograph. If I did not look, perhaps it would not be true.
“Fraulein Vogel,” called Kommissar Lang. I heard him sprinting after me.
Something was amiss. Would he demand to see my papers again, papers I still did not have? I envisioned […]
Trace of Smoke Excerpt 11
August 4, 2008
“You have such insight into the male mind,” Kommissar Lang said. “You and your husband must be very close.”
“She’s never been married,” Fritz said. The corners of his mouth twitched with a suppressed smile.
“Might you autograph an article for me?” Kommissar Lang clasped his hands behind his back and leaned forward. “Do you have an […]
Trace of Smoke Excerpt 10
July 28, 2008
“I am a crime reporter,” I answered, looking up. “Under the name of Peter Weill.”
“The Peter Weill?” His tone shifted. He was a fan.
“For the past several years,” I said. “I have worked closely with the police all that time.”
I pulled my press pass out of my satchel and handed it to him, then flipped […]
A Trace of Smoke, Excerpt 9
July 20, 2008
NEWS: I have a short story coming out in an anthology in October. More details as I receive them.
EXCERPT: Fritz turned and walked to a large oak file cabinet. As he sorted through folders I took a few steadying breaths.
“Here we go.” He pulled out a stack of papers.
I leaned against the counter and tried […]