A Burglar's Eye View of Greed, So I walked over to Barnegat Books on East Eleventh Street for a word with my favorite bookseller, Bernie Rhodenbarr. A Chance to Get Even, A little after midnight, Gordon Benning announced as he dealt the cards that his next deal would be his final hand. A Vision in White, There was something about a girl dressed entirely in white. Something pure and innocent and remarkably courageous. Catch and Release, When you spent enough time fishing, you got so you knew the waters. Clean Slate, She hadn't been Kit or Katherine or Tolliver in years. Dolly's Trash and Treasures, "Mrs. Saugerties, I'm Baird Lewis, and this is my colleague, Rita Raschman. We're with Child Protective Services." How Far, Scene: A restaurant in Hoboken, New Jersey. Mick Ballou Looks at the Blank Screen, "There's a favor I have to ask you," he said. One Last Night at Grogan's, It seemed to me that neither he nor the restaurant had changed. Part of the Job, "Walters has gone over," Jondahl said. Scenarios, It was almost dawn. In his mirror, some accident of optics turned it the color of blood. See the Woman, Red light's on, so I guess that thing's recording. It stirs things up, doesn't it? Speaking of Greed, I was contemplating the sin of greed, of avarice. Speaking of Lust, "A form of desire," the priest said. "A perversion of desire, perhaps. Desire raised to sinful proportions." Welcome to the Real World, He had his routine, and it was clear to him that he owed his life to it. Who Knows Where It Goes, Hard times. Sometimes it was tough not to take it personally. Without a Body, I am up in the air. I am floating. Will somebody please tell me what is going on? Book jacket.