Suzanne M. Trauth Quotes & Sayings

Bill's eyes met mine, sending my heartbeat racing. It was either the SUV or his royal-blue orbs that absorbed my life force and took my breath away. — Suzanne M. Trauth

His face registered the five stages of unlawful investigation: disbelief, skepticism, impatience, irritation, and astonishment. — Suzanne M. Trauth

It's not always true that all the world's a stage. Sometimes it's a boxing ring. Right now I had a ringside seat at the Windjammer restaurant in Etonville, New Jersey. — Suzanne M. Trauth

I think maybe it was a gang member from New York who committed the murder," she said. I loved this town, but sometimes it was just too wacky for words. "Well, that's a theory. — Suzanne M. Trauth

Instinctively, I shoved my arm into the void in front of my face and backed up. I heard heavy breathing, a soft grunt, and then I was roughly thrown aside. As the footsteps retreated, I tried to see who it was, but it was too dark. — Suzanne M. Trauth

I hear the police did a biopsy."
"You mean autopsy," I said.
"Whatever. — Suzanne M. Trauth

Come early and watch some of the game, that is if you can stand to see the home team soundly beaten." Bill's hypnotic blue eyes twinkled. I twinkled back — Suzanne M. Trauth

As I turned into my driveway, it occurred to me that I would have loved to curl up with a good man instead of a good book tonight. But that ship had sailed for me. Literally. — Suzanne M. Trauth

I was in my recliner bundled up in my terrycloth robe, a gift from my great aunt Maureen, that came with some sage advice: darling, after a warm body, a terrycloth robe is the next best thing to cuddle up with on a cold night. — Suzanne M. Trauth

There's life time and then there's theater time. On time in the theater means fifteen minutes early.
Oh. So they're all early in life time but just on time in theater time. Got it. — Suzanne M. Trauth

My blood ran cold. Twenty yards away a hooded figure was crouching behind the oak tree, flashing a pinpoint light into the office where Walter and Lola did business. — Suzanne M. Trauth

I inspected the crowd. Honey was snapchatting, the two cops were texting, and the Banger sisters had planted themselves at a table with a good view of the entire area, just in case someone else died. They didn't want to miss a thing. — Suzanne M. Trauth

Was I wrong? Was I imagining a problem where there wasn't one? Of course my great aunt Maureen always said even a broken clock is right twice a day. — Suzanne M. Trauth

I sighed. "Mercury must be in retrograde. Everybody's touchy and having it out with someone. I'm trying to remain neutral. I feel like Switzerland. — Suzanne M. Trauth

A heavy object connected with the back of my head and a burst of colors detonated in my brain. I saw stars. And then black. I crumpled to the ground, my last thought being: there were two of them. — Suzanne M. Trauth

Walter looked like he could chew nails and still come back for a helping of chain link fence. "Why can't Romeo and Juliet meet in a garden like in Downton Abbey?" Romeo asked. "I mean who meets on a balcony? How real is that? — Suzanne M. Trauth