Devil's Playground (41 page)

But, the show was stolen by the performance of Samantha Cody, a deputy from the small desert community of Mercer’s Corner. Her first round knock out of previously unbeaten Dolores Matthews was an exhibition in boxing perfection. Excellent defense complemented her aggressive two-handed attack that floored Matthews twice before finally putting her away at 2:11 of the first round.

The bathroom door swung open. He peered over the paper as Sam stepped out, wrapped in a bath towel, steam swirling after her. She cocked her head to one side and smiled coyly. The towel dropped to the floor, revealing her lithe, nude body.

“See anything interesting?” she asked, raising an eyebrow.

He laughed.

She jumped on top of him, crushing the paper between them.

D. P. Lyle
is the Macavity and Benjamin Franklin Silver Award winning and Edgar, Agatha, Anthony, Scribe, and USA Best Book Award nominated author of both non-fiction and fiction (the
Dub Walker
and
Samantha Cody
thriller series and the Royal Pains media tie-in series). Along with Jan Burke, he is the co-host of Crime and Science Radio. He has served as story consultant to many novelists and screenwriters of shows such as
Law & Order, CSI: Miami, Diagnosis Murder, Monk, Judging Amy, Peacemakers, Cold Case, House, Medium, Women’s Murder Club, 1-800-Missing, The Glades,
and
Pretty Little Liars.

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