Rockhead Island
Rockhead IslandRockhead IslandThe ringtone nudged Rachel Malone from her Ambien-assisted sleep. Even through her mental fog, Theme from a Summer Place this close to midnight was probably bad news. In the darkness, as her slender hand danced over the nightstand seeking the familiar shape of her iPhone, she braced herself for the prospect. The name on the screen read Arthur Bishop—innocuous, until you made the connection—Charles Bronson’s character in The Mechanic. As she suspected, it was Larry. Somewhere in the house, she heard the white German Shepherd shifting in his bed.
The ringtone nudgedRachel Theme from a Summer Place The MechanicLarry’s voice arrived angry. “We’ve got a problem. You and me. A big one.”
“We’ve got a problem. You and me. A big one.”Rachel listened
