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21 " Right – let’s talk about this woman.’ Becky "
― Rachel Abbott , Sleep Tight (DCI Tom Douglas, #3)
22 " The waiting – the uncertainty and the frustration of being unable to do anything – is unbearable. "
23 " It’s been hard to maintain the outward image of the old me for Robert’s sake while simultaneously "
24 " single moment – the scuffing of a shoe, "
25 " Have you ever looked obsession in the face, Chief Inspector? Strip away the mask of normality, and it’s a hideous, contorted serpent that lurks beneath the skin, writhing with frustration until the object of its desire is under its control. "
26 " off to fling over the back of a chair, and made his "
27 " I should have known what might happen. I should have understood better what Robert had been telling me in everything but words. It’s now three hours since he left with my babies, and every bone and muscle in my body is aching with their loss. "
28 " Has there been in an accident? "
29 " For a moment, I can’t speak so "
30 " or perhaps because of, her natural aloofness and her ability to withdraw and view things without emotion. The fact that this extended to her own life, leaving her appearing cold and distant, was beside the point. "
31 " the screen with his pen. "
32 " People do all sorts of daft things for no reason that anybody else can understand... "
33 " little odd. "