1st To Die notes; Chapters 37 to 41

Chapter 37

Lindsay’s asking Detective Hartwig some decent questions, things he doesn’t seem to either know or want to get into. Maybe because of some serious money in the neighbourhood. Either way, he’s going to have to find some answers.
To make matters more uncomfortable for the Napa local cop, it seems Lindsay’s pulled a fast one and asked Claire to meet her at the crime scene.
The Women’s Murder Club is coming into play.
What’s really interesting is Raleigh’s reaction in this chapter.

You Bid Me Try by Austin Dobson

LibriVox volunteers bring you 17 recordings of You Bid Me Try by Austin Dobson (1840-1921).
Henry Austin Dobson, commonly Austin Dobson, was an English poet and essayist. His official career was uneventful, but as a poet and biographer he was distinguished. Those who study his work are struck by its maturity.
It was about 1864 that he turned his attention to writing original prose and verse, and some of his earliest work was his best. It was not until 1868 that the appearance of St Paul’s, a magazine edited by Anthony Trollope, gave Harry Dobson an opportunity and an audience; and during the next six years he contributed some of his favourite poems, including “Tu Quoque,” “A Gentleman of the Old School,” “A Dialogue from Plato,” and “Une Marquise.” Many of his poems in their original form were illustrated—some, indeed, were written to support illustrations. (summary from Wikipedia)

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1st To Die notes; Chapters 31 to 36

Chapter 31

Knew this would be a fun chapter.
Poor Chris Raleigh ends up getting caught in the middle, but even though he was brought in for damage control, Lindsay manages to assert her authority and convey her dislike of Cindy’s previous conduct. The newspaper article that had Chris assigned to her in the first place.

“Who’s your friend?” Raleigh asked.
“Cindy Thomas,” she announced, extending her hand. “And you?”
“Cindy’s with the Chronicle,” I alerted him.
Raleigh did a startled double take, left in midshake like a fired worker holding the hand of his replacement.

That’s a great reaction from Chris.
I think he should be reasonably impressed, but Lindsay’s offer of an “arrangement” with the reporter may have him more than a tad worried. Even I did a double take and had to re-read that bit, fun though ’cause it keeps me interested too.

After Music by Josephine Preston Peabody

LibriVox volunteers bring you 17 recordings of After Music by Josephine Preston Peabody (1874-1922). This was the Weekly Poetry project for April 10th – April 17th, 2011.
Josephine Preston Peabody was an American poet and dramatist. She was born in New York and educated at the Girls’ Latin School, Boston, and at Radcliffe College. (summary from Wikipedia)

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1st To Die notes; Chapters 24 to 30

Chapter 24

Maybe Lindsay had a feeling but her old partner goes ahead and calls it

“… Maybe we’ll just have to wait and take a shot at couple number two.”

They discuss any progress Warren Jacobi might have made with following up on the jacket and the wine but also have a brief pause where the partners edge around being reassigned. It’s a little terse but gets the point over that Warren doesn’t mince words or like the idea of not being Lindsay’s main partner on the case. I also get the feeling it’s more to do with their camaraderie than Warren looking for a promotion.