Pennies on a Dead Woman's Eyes (38 page)
“Yes. I knew he was dropping you off on Wednesday, and I thought he might have filed a flight plan.”
I clutched the receiver, shaking my head. Hy Ripinsky was fooling me again, just when I thought I had him figured out as much as was necessary.
“Look, Kate,” I said, “is there some reason you need to get hold of Hy right away?”
“. . . No, I'm just worried.”
“Well, don't be. We both know Hy can take care of himself. I'll let you know if I hear from him.”
I hung up. Leaned back in my chair. Contemplated the wilted rose.
In a way Hy's disappearance didn't surprise me. Maybe I was getting to the point where nothing Hy did would ever surprise me.
But how could I resist a challenge?
“Hy, you rascal,” I said, “you're not going to get away with this.”
I took a fresh folder and a strip of labels form my stack tray. Swiveled over to my old typewriter and rolled the strip into it. Typed.
Then I swiveled to the desk and opened a new case file labeled, “Ripinsky, Heino.'
We hope you've enjoyed this McCone mystery. Now check out the rest of Marcia Muller's SHARON MCCONE series â all available as ebooks and audiobooks from AudioGO!
1 | Edwin of the Iron Shoes |
2 | Ask the Cards a Question |
3 | The Cheshire Cat's Eye |
4 | Games to Keep the Dark Away |
5 | Leave a Message for Willie |
6 | Double |
7 | There's Nothing to Be Afraid Of |
8 | Eye of the Storm |
9 | There's Something in a Sunday |
10 | The Shape of Dread |
11 | Trophies and Dead Things |
12 | Where Echoes Live |
13 | Pennies on a Dead Woman's Eyes |
Plus two short story collections: McCone and Friends, and The McCone Files.
