The Other Side of the Door
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- Synopsis
- [Back of Dust Jacket] Gary's first concern was to stop the phone ringing so it wouldn't disturb Lurene. He did that by picking it up right away. "Reissig," he whispered as she stirred beside him. "This is Alyssa Hanriot, Detective Reissig. I'm sorry to disturb you but..." "What is it, Miss Hanriot? What's happened?" Suddenly, Alyssa was embarrassed. Nothing had happened to warrant waking this man in the middle of the night. "I got a phone call a few minutes ago." "You mean like the other one?" "Yes. Except this time I know who it was." He had been clinging to sleep, but now he cast off the last warm tendrils and, swinging his legs over the side of the bed, sat up. Behind him, Lurene muttered, "Can't you take your conversation into another room?" And turned over. "Sh ..." He motioned for silence as he continued. "You recognized his voice?" "No, he told me who he was. He's out after only twenty months. The sentence was from five to fifteen years. How could he get out in such a short time? How is that possible?" "You mean out of jail?" Gary clenched the receiver so hard his knuckles whitened. "Who are you talking about? Who just got out of jail?" "Will you please go and conduct your interrogation somewhere else?" his wife asked him. "In a minute." He patted her shoulder, but his attention was with the woman on the phone. "Miss Hanriot, you're not in the hospital now; you're home, right? Okay, you stay there. I'm on my way." He hung up, jumped to his feet, and headed for his closet. "Now what?" Lurene demanded. "Where are you going?" "To work. ..."
- Copyright:
- 1987
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 190 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9789999284011
- Publisher:
- G. P. Putnam’s Sons Publishers
- Date of Addition:
- 02/04/14
- Copyrighted By:
- Lillian O'Donnell
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers
- Submitted By:
- Roger Loran Bailey
- Proofread By:
- Marilyn
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.