Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

    Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

    Dangerous Minds
    Dangerous Minds
    Dangerous Minds
    Ebook62 pages54 minutes

    Dangerous Minds

    By Dee Ann Palmer

    ()

    Read preview

    About this ebook

    Two murder mysteries--one in an intensive care unit and another on the streets of the Los Angeles Marathon--with the addition of a brief essay on killer minds and a bonus excerpt from a Western historical romantic suspense set in 1834 in Mexico's California.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDee Ann Palmer
    Release dateApr 10, 2013
    ISBN9780989123716
    Dangerous Minds
    Author

    Dee Ann Palmer

    Dee Ann Palmer's love of language and words began as a small child while listening to her mother practice as a member of the Texas Storytellers Association. Later, the King James language of the Bible and Shakespeare's works increased her fascination. She penned her first stories at the age of eight. Now an award-winning, multi-published author in fiction and non-fiction, her focus in recent years has been on tales of romance, murder and suspense. "Where Eagles Cry" was her first publication as an independent author.Palmer is a member of the Published Author Network of Romance Writers of America (RWA-PAN) and Sisters in Crime.She's married to her college sweetheart, and until her death in April 2015, they lived in southern California with Ella, a dark tortoiseshell older cat they adored. "We miss her so much!"Dee Ann can be reached through her website Contact feature at http://deeannpalmer.com

    Read more from Dee Ann Palmer

    Related to Dangerous Minds

    Related ebooks

    Western Romance For You

    View More
    View More

    Related podcast episodes

    Related articles

    • Article

      Not That Story

      Oct 28, 2017

      Not That Story
      7 min read

    • Article

      Ladies’ Night

      Aug 15, 2023

      Ladies’ Night
      5 min read

    • Article

      Street Fights

      Dec 1, 2023

      Street Fights
      6 min read

    • Article

      The Missing Limousine

      Sep 28, 2021

      The Missing Limousine
      21 min read

    • Article

      Cycles

      Nov 10, 2022

      His online profile was promising: good hair, straight teeth, college degree. And he was nice-looking too, in his photo anyway, standing on a clifftop with the sun rising over his welldefined, muscular shoulder. He was attractive enough, the kind of u

      18 min read

    • Article

      One Thousand and One Nights

      Sep 9, 2019

      One Thousand and One Nights
      4 min read

    • Article

      All Of Us Here

      Jun 4, 2020

      All Of Us Here
      6 min read

    • Article

      Flowers FOR ROSE?

      Nov 23, 2022

      Forgive me if I’ve mentioned this before, but life is full of surprises. Take one Thursday afternoon not so long ago. One moment I was talking about the Shake ’n’ Vac lady and the next thing I was plunged into the middle of an unlikely romantic comed

      3 min read

    • Article

      Orange You Glad

      Jun 1, 2021

      Orange You Glad
      13 min read

    • Article

      Lost And Found

      Dec 5, 2021

      Lost And Found
      9 min read

    • Article

      Lucky

      Aug 26, 2019

      Lucky
      13 min read

    • Article

      Righteous

      Jan 22, 2019

      Righteous
      8 min read

    • Article

      The Joy Of Quitting

      May 19, 2019

      The Joy Of Quitting
      7 min read

    • Article

      No Country

      Nov 11, 2019

      No Country
      10 min read

    • Article

      ‘Lady in the Lake’: Featured Fiction from Laura Lippman

      Jul 23, 2019

      An excerpt from Lippman's latest, a sophisticated crime novel that captures the 1960s zeitgeist while painting a striking portrait of female ambition. The post ‘Lady in the Lake’: Featured Fiction from Laura Lippman appeared first on The Millions.

      5 min read

    • Article

      The Leather Coat

      Apr 4, 2024

      The Leather Coat
      6 min read

    • Article

      Justin Timberlake and the Whoever of Whatever: Fame Drags You Down.: Fame drags you down.

      Sep 19, 2013

      About six years ago, I was putting a new roof on a 200-year-old house on an island in Maine when I got a call from Justin Timberlake’s cousin and assistant, a girl named Melissa. I put down my nail gun, told my boss I was taking five, and answered.

      22 min read

    • Article

      Ineffectual Tribute to Len

      Mar 15, 2019

      After graduate school I hung around another year and drove a cab for Iowa City Yellow Cab. The cab was a boat, a Chevrolet Caprice wagon. I could have put a mattress in the back and lived in it. I didn’t hate the job. I’d sit in the Kroger parking lo

      24 min read

    • Article

      A Year in Reading: Susan Straight

      Dec 23, 2019

      I live in a place where all our stories are told in the park, in the truck, in the yard, on the porch, at the baseball diamond, or in the bar. The post A Year in Reading: Susan Straight appeared first on The Millions.

      3 min read

    Related categories

    Reviews for Dangerous Minds

    0 ratings

    0 ratings0 reviews

    What did you think?

    Tap to rate

    Review must be at least 10 words

      Book preview

      Dangerous Minds - Dee Ann Palmer

      Dedication

      For my husband, with deepest love for encouraging me to write, and for his computer expertise when I am in trouble.

      Review

      "Marathon Madness by Dee Ann Palmer cleverly combines a genuine city landmark, the elegant Biltmore Hotel in downtown L. A., with a landmark yearly event, the L. A. Marathon, in the story of a shocking murder that occurs in the most open of places." Publishers Reviews

      Table of Contents

      Marathon Madness

      Compulsion

      About the Author

      About Killer Minds

      Bonus

      Marathon Madness

      I drummed my fingers on the counter at the concierge’s desk in the historic Biltmore Hotel in downtown Los Angeles, waiting for the DASH schedule. For a small fee, the little bus shuttles people around the downtown area. For the running of the City of Los Angeles Marathon there is no charge this first weekend in March. It will carry visitors to and from their hotels to the Expo at the Convention Center, where runners will pick up their race number bibs, goodie bags, and purchase vendors’ items related to running.

      While I waited, I studied the American Beauty roses on the counter. Their scent under the arch of the carved, wooden ceiling was sweet and inviting. Turning, I saw how their color picked up flecks of red in the area rug’s blend of green, gold, aqua, and blue in center of the lobby. Noticing the rug I’d just walked across made me conscious that my ragged running shoes weren’t up to such elegance, and I felt embarrassed that I hadn’t worn the new ones.

      While I contemplated my shoes, someone bumped me. Glancing up, I saw that Janet Widlow, one of my least favorite persons, had backed into me. If I turned away, I wouldn’t have to speak to her, but she turned instead and spoke first.

      Oh, it’s you. You’re in my running club, right?

      Great. Now I’d have to talk to her or be rude. I watched her look at me, squinting her dark eyes, which I’d like to call beady eyes because it perfectly describes what I think of her, but they aren’t beady, so I won’t. I could see her thoughts churning as surely as if she had a glass head.

      Finally, she said, You’re—

      Suevee Taylor. I decided not to extend my hand.

      Oh, yes, the one with the strange name. You staying here?

      I nodded. And you?

      Eighth floor.

      We’re in four twenty-three. Immediately, I regretted giving out our number. The less contact I had with this unpleasant woman, the better.

      You with Marina?

      Just like that, I was dismissed. A little tinge of irritation pulled at me. My dear friend Marina Scott, tall and lean and, like Janet, built to run, had developed a stress fracture in her right foot two weeks ago. Seven months of training for a marathon, and suddenly the orthopedic surgeon, who usually advises taking ibuprofen and going ahead, said, No running for six weeks.

      I told Janet as much.

      Good thing she’s not here. I’d beat her.

      Humility. That’s what I’ve always admired about this woman. She’s the only one in our age group in the club who’s ever beaten Marina, and then only once. The next time they raced, and Janet came in second, she’d had nothing but excuses for why she hadn’t won.

      Where you headed? she asked.

      The Convention Center.

      Ride with me. I’m driving a Spyder.

      Oh, sure. Wheel up in an expensive sports car, top down, so Janet could show off the car and a friend. Not on your life.

      Thanks, but Hal’s with me. I assume the Spyder only seats two? We’ll be taking the DASH.

      You still with that NFL has-been?

      She wasn’t joshing me, and I recognize envy when I hear it. Me she didn’t remember; Hal she did. An image of the powerful build and rugged face of the man who was my seriously significant other, sprang to mind. I had to admit he was not a forgettable guy. Has-been, indeed. Something naughty jingled inside me. I doubt you know any man who’s on the gridiron winning Super Bowl rings at our age, Janet, but yeah, I’m still with a man who won two of them in his day.

      As I expected, she was impervious to the sarcasm.

      She shrugged, her face expressionless. So you prefer DASH to a Maserati. Suit yourself.

      The concierge returned and handed me the schedule. At least she smiled and was pleasant. I returned the smile and thanked her.

      Janet was still by my side as we left the lobby

      Enjoying the preview?
      Page 1 of 1