The Hot Dog Detective - YZAA Trilogy
(2023)(The ninth book in the Hot Dog Detective Trilogy series)
An omnibus of novels by Mathiya Adams
The room was dark. Heavy curtains cut off any light, moonlight or artificial light, which might filter in through the windows. The man closed the door behind him. No light came in from the hallway, since the man had disabled the lights in the narrow passage. He knew the layout of the room. A luggage rack to the left. A desk just beyond the rack. Across from the desk, the door to the bathroom, now closed, but no light peeking out from under the door. Past the bathroom should be two queen-sized beds. One of the beds, the far one, contained a sleeping woman and a small child. The nearer bed should contain the woman's husband.
With the room so dark, the shadows so deep, the intruder had to depend on his memory to be sure of who and what was where. He trusted his memory. He knew what he was doing.
He walked over to stand between the two beds, the woman and child to his left, the man to his right. He pulled the knife out of his belt and held it, point downwards, ready to strike.
The child stirred, causing the intruder to freeze. Was the child awake? Was the young boy staring at him?
Now the man wished that the curtains weren't so effective at cutting out the light. He had to know if the child was staring at him, staring into his very soul. He had to know that the child did not know the heart of the man holding the knife.
With the room so dark, the shadows so deep, the intruder had to depend on his memory to be sure of who and what was where. He trusted his memory. He knew what he was doing.
He walked over to stand between the two beds, the woman and child to his left, the man to his right. He pulled the knife out of his belt and held it, point downwards, ready to strike.
The child stirred, causing the intruder to freeze. Was the child awake? Was the young boy staring at him?
Now the man wished that the curtains weren't so effective at cutting out the light. He had to know if the child was staring at him, staring into his very soul. He had to know that the child did not know the heart of the man holding the knife.
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