Wrist burly allegedThe vest would have been useless in a closer battle with guns but the ball aimed at Woolford had come from afar, as if the captain had anticipated such an attack. Although it had smashed through the vest, he saw amidst the splinters of wood and bone the metal gleam of the bullet. The vest had kept it from reaching a vital organ. There were stars in the sky behind the modest architect. For a moment I was distracted by them. This is a secret, Arnbjartur, says D?rfinna. No one invited you to read that letter. I strictly forbid you to mention this to anyone. Your brother has no idea. You can imagine how he would react. Hickey jumped out of the truck and grabbed the rusty padlock on the gate. He selected a key from his key ring and unlocked it. I rolled down the window. I’m so sorry for the pain and danger I brought into your life. There are no excuses and I will not bother you again. I’m moving down to Miami next month and plan to start a little business down there with a guy I studied with at college. Please forgive me and try to forgive Annabella. She was just out of her head.Rash ~ ~ ~ “Saturday at two forty-five.” CHAPTER THREE As he cradled the Scottish girl in his arms Duncan thought the blood on her dress was from Conawago’s wound. But the agony on the old man’s face was not for himself. A bullet had ripped into her heart. The joyful Jessica Ross was dead. “Does it matter?” “Analie?” Duncan asked. “Is she safe then?” “Why do you need the things?” She doesn’t want anyone to see her in such a condition. But of course I’ll let her know that you came. Born in Reykjav?k, Steinunn Sigur?ard?ttir studied philosophy and psychology at University College Dublin. She made a name for herself at the age of nineteen with a volume of poetry entitledContinuances (Sifellur, 1969). Sigur?ard?ttir has since become one of Iceland’s most frequently translated writers, and one of the most lauded, having won the Icelandic Literature Prize (forPlace of the Heart) and the national Bookseller’s Prize in 2011, among many other nominations. Steinunn Sigur?ard?ttir’s extensive body of work includes eleven novels, seven volumes of poetry, two volumes of short stories, radio plays, television plays, and a children’s book. Her novelThe Thief of Time (T?ma?j?furinn, 1986) was adapted to film in France (Voleur de vie, 1998), directed by Yves Angelo and starring Emmanuelle B?art and Sandrine Bonnaire. After an extensive and fruitful career abroad, most notably in Germany and France,Place of the Heart is Steinunn Sigur?ard?ttir’s English-language debut. Duncan offered a grim nod.“They took you so they could force your father to help them.” * “Is that so?” he said again. He batted the red rope for some time. “His mother,” he managed to get out.. |