Goodbye Sister Disco (31 page)

“So what do you think?”

A pause. Then she said, “Would we have to do it every year?”

Hastings smiled. She was trying to be funny. And in being funny, being brave. He said, “Well, we'll see how it goes.”

Amy was a twelve-year-old kid, but aware in her way. She had watched the news for the past couple of days and had seen footage of the poor girl who had been kidnapped and she had some knowledge of her father's role in it, but only some. Too much for a kid to process, but she knew he was tired and would probably need more rest. More important, she knew he was trying.

“I think that sounds fine,” Amy said and gave him a smile.

“Good.”

Hastings came back to the living room with his coffee and sat on the couch. He picked up the newspaper and began reading the sports page. Amy sat in her chair and returned her attention to the
The Bishop's Wife
. The cab driver had joined Cary and Loretta on the rink.

Also by JAMES PATRICK HUNT

The Betrayers

Before They Make You Run

Maitland Under Siege

Maitland

This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events protrayed in this novel are either products of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously.

G
OODBYE
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. Copyright © 2008 by James Patrick Hunt. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews. For information, address St. Martin's Press, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010.

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Hunt, James Patrick, 1964–

     Goodbye Sister Disco / James Patrick Hunt.—1st ed.

             p.   cm.

     ISBN-13: 978-0-312-36156-3

     ISBN-10: 0-312-36156-4

     1.  Police—Missouri—Saint Louis—Fiction.   2.  Saint Louis (Mo.)—Fiction.   3.  Kidnapping—Fiction.   I.  Title.

PS3608.U577G66 2008

813'.6—dc22

2007042580

eISBN 9781466825215

First eBook edition: July 2012