“Isaiah knew houses like this existed but he’d never been inside one. The sheer quantity of overstuffed furniture, marble flooring, life-size paintings, exotic statuary, burnished woods, heavy drapery, and gilded mirrors made the house feel like a furniture store after… — Joe Ide Copy Share Image
“Come on in,” he said without getting up. “I’m Ed Blevins. Please, sit-sit, we’re not formal around here. Let me guess. You’re here about… — Joe Ide Copy Share
“We’d like to see the security supervisor,” Isaiah said. “You mean Ed?” she said, as if they were making a silly mistake. “If that’s… — Joe Ide Copy Share
“Now it’s hard to make out here but your dog has some dewlap, wrinkling on the forehead, the legs are a little long and… — Joe Ide Copy Share
“Look at him. There’s no more chance he’ll make a decent record than Bug turning down a Family Meal at Popeye’s.” Cal” — Joe Ide Copy Share
“picked this up at Skip’s place,” the kid said. He showed Bobby a bullet. It looked like a regular .45-caliber round but the bullet… — Joe Ide Copy Share
“Nestor wondered why the guy didn't stay around & be a hero…Nestor would have to find him & thank him personally. A black guy… — Joe Ide Copy Share
“Isaiah went on explaining like a college professor talking to a not very bright middle school student:” — Joe Ide Copy Share
“The battering ram took the door out no problem. The siren was as loud as Pet City’s but the burglars wore noise-suppression headphones like… — Joe Ide Copy Share
“My name is Isaiah,” Isaiah said. Bug held his meaty paw in the shape of a handgun, shooting it for emphasis. “Well, I’m gonna… — Joe Ide Copy Share
“I be at the strip club, gettin’ me some hot rub, tokin’ on a big dub, hungry for some big grub. Split to the… — Joe Ide Copy Share
“I got to stop roamin’, be a pigeon goin’ homin’ back to Mississippi, make some homemade chili while I be chillin’ with my kinfolk… — Joe Ide Copy Share
“Black the Knife, down without a fight A termite, a flea bite, Got stage fright, no right to life Boy’s an absentee, a detainee,… — Joe Ide Copy Share
“All right,” she said. “Inductive reasoning. It’s what those so-called detectives on CSI, SVU, LMNOP and all the rest of them call deductive reasoning,… — Joe Ide Copy Share
“Dodson looked saddened, as if Mr. Ingram had been stricken with some rare disease. “It’s a hustler’s world, son,” Dodson said, “and if you… — Joe Ide Copy Share
“My brain is in pain with none of the gain what’s happening in my mind I can’t quantify or justify my lifestyle eatin’ me… — Joe Ide Copy Share
