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Friday, June 10, 2011

First Lines... 212 by Alafair Burke

"Tanya Abbott noticed the quiver in her index finger as it pressed the three silver buttons in the rain-- 9... 1... 1. Listening to the ring, she found herself mentally calculating the number of days that had passed since she had first arrived in New York City.
Tanya had put the number at twenty-six by the time the dispatcher answered the call..."
212 by Alafair Burke, just published! And if you like crime fiction with a thriller bend, you'll want to pick this one up! Alafair Burke is having a Virtual Book Tour and making a stop at Chick with Books! Look for my review coming in a couple of weeks!

2 comments:

carla said...

26 rings is a long time to wait for an emergency call. They must've been busy with alot of emergency calls? Sounds like big trouble!

Pam (@iwriteinbooks) said...

Yeah, I'm not sure I would/could have waited that long in an emergency. Yikes!

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