“The third message was from my mother. ‘Why me?’ she said. ‘Why do I have to have a daughter who finds dead bodies? Where did I go wrong? Emily Beeber’s daughter never finds dead bodies. Joanne Melanowski’s daughter never finds dead bodies. Why me!’ News travels fast in the Burg.”

“The third message was from my mother. ‘Why me?’ she said. ‘Why do I have to have a daughter who finds dead bodies? Where did I go wrong? Emily Beeber’s daughter never finds dead bodies. Joanne Melanowski’s daughter never finds dead bodies. Why me!’ News travels fast in the Burg.”

— Janet Evanovich