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The Rook (The Patrick Bowers Files, #2) QUOTES

The Rook (The Patrick Bowers Files, #2) QUOTES

1 " When you get the coffee from the store, does it come in a great big metal can?'

He beamed. 'Absolutely.'

That was all I needed to hear. "Tea. A cup of tea. "

― Steven James , The Rook (The Patrick Bowers Files, #2)

2 " Part of living is acknowledging people’s pain and grief, but not letting it take over your heart. Though it’s always nighttime in the depths, the waves still reflect the day. "

― Steven James , The Rook (The Patrick Bowers Files, #2)

3 " property at about a four-meter perimeter. Lien-hua must have seen me staring at the location of the yellow tape, because she said, “Aina told me her criminalists already processed the scene, everything inside the tape. Didn’t find anything.” Most law enforcement agencies use the terms “crime scene investigative unit,” or “forensic science technician,” but some places, and especially overseas, the term “criminalist” is more common. Either way, I’m usually amazed not by how much evidence the teams notice but by how much they miss. “Did they check outside the tape?” I asked. “Outside it?” I pointed at the yellow police tape. “Don’t you find it a little too convenient that the crime scene just happens to be exactly the same size as the area encompassed by these telephone poles?” “They were handy.” “Yes, they were. But a crime scene is defined by the evidentiary nature of the crime and the physical characteristics "

― Steven James , The Rook (The Patrick Bowers Files, #2)