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A Merciful Death (Mercy Kilpatrick, #1) QUOTES

A Merciful Death (Mercy Kilpatrick, #1) QUOTES

1 " That shouldn’t have happened. Mercy heard voices upstairs and followed. Two crime scene techs "

― Kendra Elliot , A Merciful Death (Mercy Kilpatrick, #1)

2 " He hated nothing worse than people who spoke to hear themselves talk or people who tried to cover up that they were slackers by using an avalanche of words. "

― Kendra Elliot , A Merciful Death (Mercy Kilpatrick, #1)

3 " What you need to know is that you’re a strong person and you can do whatever the hell you feel like, as long as you’re not hurting anyone else. If you don’t like the way something makes you feel, then change it. "

― Kendra Elliot , A Merciful Death (Mercy Kilpatrick, #1)

4 " Plus she’d been taught to appreciate what she had. It seemed as if today’s kids focused on things they didn’t have and how to convince their parents to buy them. I "

― Kendra Elliot , A Merciful Death (Mercy Kilpatrick, #1)

5 " Use it up. Wear it out. Make do or do without. "

― Kendra Elliot , A Merciful Death (Mercy Kilpatrick, #1)

6 " Mercy bit the inside of her cheek. "

― Kendra Elliot , A Merciful Death (Mercy Kilpatrick, #1)

7 " He set off down the dirt road, cursing at himself. Being reckless wasn’t his thing. He thought things through before taking action, but for some reason his brain was slightly disconnected from his actions tonight.
His mother would call it testosterone poisoning. "

― Kendra Elliot , A Merciful Death (Mercy Kilpatrick, #1)

8 " than the other scenes,” said Mercy. “It feels rushed. Like he didn’t find what he expected when he entered the house. No one else was shot to death in their kitchen. Even with Jefferson Biggs, it appeared they had a drink before he became suspicious.” “I agree,” said Eddie. “Especially since Anders fired a weapon at our suspect. Our guy was the aggressor in our other scenes. What went wrong this time?” “Come look back here.” Truman gestured for the agents to follow him. They trailed him down a long hallway to a small room at the back of the house. In the closet a gun safe stood wide open. And full of guns. “He didn’t take the weapons.” Mercy looked stunned. “Was he scared off?” “Anders Beebe’s sister showed up at five this morning to drive him to Portland for a doctor’s visit later this morning.” “All the way in Portland?” asked Eddie. “A cancer specialist.” “Oh.” Agent Peterson pushed on the nose of his glasses. “So it’s possible she interrupted something.” “She said her brother was warm when she found him, but she didn’t hear anyone else or see anyone leave.” “How about another vehicle? "

― Kendra Elliot , A Merciful Death (Mercy Kilpatrick, #1)

9 " Mercy looked ready to dissolve into a puddle of stressed-out-special-agent goo. "

― Kendra Elliot , A Merciful Death (Mercy Kilpatrick, #1)