“Who is this?”
“Someone who could shoot you right now, but won’t. Why ruin a good evening when you and your wife look so smart? I’ll be in touch soon, Mr. Spellman. When you contact Camille to tell her about this, which I’m telling you to do, make sure you let her know an old friend is thinking of her. And remembering.”
“Remember what?”
“The past. And please tell her something else for me.”
“What’s that?”
The man told him.
Marty was about to respond when the phone went dead.
Behind him, the gallery door swung open. Jennifer.
“Inside,” he said.
She was surprised by the urgency in his voice. “What’s wrong?”
He took her by the arm, led her through the doors. “Inside.”
They stepped into the gallery, cut through the crowd and went to the rear of the room. Katie was there, talking with friends, but she hadn’t seen them yet. They cut right and positioned themselves in such a way that left them concealed in case Katie wanted to come over and talk.
“Who was on the phone?”
“A man. Private number. Definitely Eastern European. Maybe Czech.”
“What did he want?”
Marty looked at her and in her eyes he saw the same wary look he used to see in Gloria just before their marriage started to decline. It was a look that said, “My life can’t always be like this.” It was a look that said, “We have to have some sort of normalcy.” It was a look of fear and warning. It was a look that said, “Not again. Not so soon.” He knew at one point this moment would come. He just didn’t know it would come so quickly.
“He asked me to say hello to Camille Miller for him,” Marty said. “And when I did speak to her? He told me to tell her to go to hell. He told me to tell her that he hadn’t forgotten about his son. That soon, she’d be dead because of what she did.” He hesitated before going on, but he had to be honest with her. He owed her that. Otherwise, their marriage was a sham.
She could read his face as easily as Gloria could. “What else did he say, Marty?”
“He said it was my responsibility to contact Camille. He said that if I didn’t, I’d be dead, too.”
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The Rush to Violence series continues in 2013 with Marty Spellman and Camille Miller in A Rush to Murder. The last book in the series, A Rush to Vengeance, will appear thereafter.
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In the United States and Canada
Fifth Avenue Series
Fifth Avenue: Book One
Running of the Bulls: Book Two
From Manhattan with Love: Novella Three
The Fifth Avenue Series Box Set
Bullied Series
Bullied: Book One
Revenge: Book Two
Witch: Book Three
War: Book Four
The Complete Bullied Series
In the United Kingdom
Fifth Avenue Series
Fifth Avenue: Book One
Running of the Bulls: Book Two
From Manhattan with Love: Novella Three
The Fifth Avenue Series Box Set
Bullied Series
Bullied: Book One
Revenge: Book Two
Witch: Book Three
War: Book Four
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Table of Contents
Prologue
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Sixteen
Chapter Seventeen
Chapter Eighteen
Chapter Nineteen
Chapter Twenty
Chapter Twenty-One
Chapter Twenty-Two
Chapter Twenty-Three
Chapter Twenty-Four
Chapter Twenty-Five
Chapter Twenty-Six
Chapter Twenty-Seven
Chapter Twenty-Eight
Chapter Twenty-Nine
Chapter Thirty
Chapter Thirty-One
Chapter Thirty-Two
Chapter Thirty-Three
Chapter Thirty-Four
Chapter Thirty-Five
Chapter Thirty-Six
Chapter Thirty-Seven
Epilogue