A Bad Day's Work - A Novel

Zusatztext "Packed full of adrenaline and attitude! A BAD DAY'S WORK is a roller-coaster ride of a mystery. Don't miss it!" —Lisa Scottoline! New York Times bestselling author of Look Again Informationen zum Autor Nora McFarland Klappentext The debut in a new series, "A Bad Day's Work" is a fast-paced and funny mystery starring a wonderfully flawed TV shooter. Leseprobe A Bad Day’s Work ONE The pager woke me. In the dark, my hand reached for the nightstand and found the small, shrieking device. I was the on-call shooter that night, but not every page was something worth photographing. I pushed my tangled curls out of the way and focused on the flashing display panel. Possible 187. Valley Farms. Weedpatch HWY. Sheriff’s Dept. on scene. “Crap.” My hand darted for the light switch. I grabbed my jeans from the floor and slammed into them. No sign of my red shirt with the TV station logo. I threw on something from the hamper and ran down the hall to the living room. Boots? Not under the coffee table. Not by the door. I put on my blue coat and unzipped one of the bulging pockets. From the mess of batteries, antacids, mic cables, and who knows what else, I pulled out a large rubber band. I jammed my hair into a ponytail and searched for the hiking boots I wear to work. A cell phone rang. I flew to my canvas gear bag at the front door. I grabbed the cell phone, and found the boots hiding underneath the bag. I shoved a bare foot into the already tied boot while cradling the phone between my ear and shoulder. “I got the page. I’m on my way.” “It’s a 187. Do you understand? Am I being clear? A 187.” Walter Trent, my station’s news director, was in his early thirties, upwardly mobile, and just doing time in Bakersfield on his way to a better job in a bigger city. He had a habit of making a statement and then asking, in the most condescending way possible, if it had been understood. “Yes,” I said. “I understand. I’m on top of it.” “Because David’s ready if you can’t handle it.” I almost dropped the phone. “You called David? Do you know how that makes me look?” “This story is more important than how you look. There’s only two more nights of sweeps and we’re in position to take back the number one spot from Channel 19. Do you know what that means?” It meant Trent would get a bonus and the rest of us would share a pizza, but I didn’t say so. “We all want to be number one, but that’s no reason to second-guess me.” His voice abruptly softened. “You’ve covered a lot of shifts this week. Haven’t you earned a break?” He was right. I’d worked nine days straight, one of them Thanksgiving, and felt way past fried. But this was a question of professional pride. “You know I won’t be able to show my face in the newsroom if you send David out on my night.” “It’s not that simple.” He paused in a rare moment of indecision. “You’ve been screwing up a lot lately.” There it was. I knew the talk of the watercooler was my descent from dependable pro to unreliable screwup, but until now the talk had stayed behind my back. “It’s been bad luck, not screwing up.” My second foot was stuck half in its boot so I kicked against the wall. The leather refused to give way. “And my luck is due to change.” A sharp exhale cut through the phone line. “Lilly, if you take this call and don’t come back with an amazing story, you’ll be looking for another job. Understand?” “I can do it.” I raised my knee and kicked harder. My foot went through and landed in the boot. The boot also went through and landed in the wall. “Then get off the phone and get down to Arvin. Am I be...

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Nora McFarland
• Editore: Simon & Schuster USA
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 10.08.2010
• EAN: 9781439155486
• ISBN: 978-1-4391-5548-6
• Pagine: 288
• Serie: Touchstone Books
• Categoria: Narrativa > Gialli