By Christine Barber
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Martin’s Minotaur ed. p. cm. ISBN-13: 978-0-312-38554-5 ISBN-10: 0-312-38554-4 1. Women journalists—Fiction. 2. Elementary school teachers—Crimes against—Fiction. 3. Murder—Investigation—Fiction. 4. )—Fiction. I. Title. 6—dc22 2008023603 First Edition: October 2008 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 To Tony Hillerman and the city of Santa Fe. Thank you for the inspiration. AUTHOR’S NOTE The Spanish words used in this book reflect New Mexico’s unique Spanish dialect and, as such, do not share all the characteristics of the better-known, modern-day Spanish.
He waited for her to say something. She didn’t. ” She still didn’t say anything. It was a full thirty seconds before she said weakly, “Bye, hito. ” He heard her fumbling to put the receiver back into its cradle before the line went dead. She must not be wearing her glasses. She must have lost them again. Gil headed to his chief’s office. Standing outside the door was Sergeant Ron Baca, pacing back and forth like a pit bull. As Gil approached, he nodded at Baca, who stopped pacing and eyed him as he walked into the chief’s office.
Maybe a smoker? She was definitely Anglo. Once, Lucy almost got her to inadvertently mention what side of town she lived on, but Scanner Lady went into a coughing fit and hung up before revealing anything. She never mentioned having children or a husband. And she never gave her reason for calling in with her tips. Did she just need someone to talk to? Most of the time, her calls amounted to nothing. But a few times, what she had heard had turned into a story. That was enough that Lucy never ignored her.