Play Nice (34 page)

“Will you at least meet with us?” Prescott pressed.

Anna took a deep breath. “Fine. We can meet. But no promises.”

“Fair enough,” Prescott answered, relief clear in his voice. “That’s exactly what Dade said.”

Again at the mention of his name, that unnerving feeling resurfaced. “He did, did he?”

“We’ll meet you tomorrow at the helipad at the Sedona airport,” he said. “Three o’clock your time.”

Anna nodded. “But, like I said, this is just a meeting. I haven’t agreed to anything, and I likely won’t.”

“Of course. We’ll see you then, Anna.”

Then the line went dead.

Anna stared a moment at the cordless in her hand before slowly setting it on the table.

A meeting. That was all.

But as Anna well knew, one meeting was sometimes all it took.

“Well, Lenny,” she said, leaning down to rub the dog’s head, “how do you feel about Washington?”

ALSO BY GEMMA HALLIDAY

HIGH HEELS MYSTERIES

Spying in High Heels

Killer in High Heels

Undercover in High Heels

Alibi in High Heels

Mayhem in High Heels

HOLLYWOOD HEADLINES MYSTERIES

Hollywood Scandals

Hollywood Secrets

Hollywood Confessions

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Gemma Halliday is the author of the bestselling High Heels mysteries series, Holly Headlines mysteries series, and the Deadly Cool mysteries series for young adults. She’s been the recipient of several writing awards, including a National Readers’ Choice award and three RITA nominations. Gemma lives in the San Francisco Bay area, where she loves nothing more than hearing from her readers. Visit her online at
www.gemmahalliday.com
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This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.

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Copyright © 2012 by Gemma Halliday. All rights reserved. For information, address St. Martin’s Press, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010.

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The Library of Congress has cataloged the print edition as follows:

Halliday, Gemma.

Play nice / Gemma Halliday. — 1st ed.

        p.   cm.

ISBN 978-0-312-65607-2 (hardcover)

ISBN 978-1-4299-5048-0 (ebook)

  1.  Assassins—Fiction.   2.  Retribution—Fiction.   3.  San Francisco (Calif.)—Fiction.   I.  Title.

PS3608.A54836P53 2012

813'.6—dc22                                          2011033691

eISBN 9781429950480

First Edition: March 2012