Crazy Blood (38 page)
Authors: T. Jefferson Parker
Wylie is on his way. Where?
I'm better now. Thanks for asking. I miss Sky very much. Every loss in life is different, every sorrow its own. He was such a happy little goof when he was little. Now he's a hole in anyone who knew or loved him. A hole covered by grass and marked by a headstone down in Bishop, near his father.
I have Robert and Andrea and Brandon and the two grandkids. I have Adam. Hailee and Antoinette and I are close. After some setbacks, we've gotten Robert moving his eyelids with volition againâonce for yes and twice for noâeither lid, we're happy with either lid. Soon as spring comes, we'll get him back outside in his chair, get some sun on his still-handsome face.
I consider myself blessed, though blessings are not always easy to detect. Some are secret. Some require faith. So I write my life. I'm my lone subscriber, my most attentive reader. We're all our own best audience.
This is my story to tell, mine to live and die with. They can't take it away from me.
Ever.
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T. JEFFERSON PARKER
is the bestselling author of numerous novels, including
Full Measure, Storm Runners,
and
The Fallen
. Alongside Dick Francis and James Lee Burke, Parker is one of only three writers to be awarded the Edgar Award for Best Novel more than once. He lives with his family in Southern California.
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Also by
T. Jefferson Parker
Laguna Heat
Little Saigon
The Triggerman's Dance
Where Serpents Lie
The Blue Hour
Red Light
Silent Joe
Black Water
Cold Pursuit
California Girl
The Fallen
Storm Runners
L.A. Outlaws
The Renegades
Iron River
The Border Lords
The Jaguar
The Famous and the Dead
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Contents
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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.
CRAZY BLOOD
. Copyright © 2016 by T. Jefferson Parker. All rights reserved. For information, address St. Martin's Press, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010.
Cover design by James lacobelli
Cover photographs © Getty Images;
snow © Adam Clark; skiers © Adie Bush
The Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is available upon request.
ISBN 978-1-250-06409-7 (hardcover)
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e-ISBN 9781250064080
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First Edition: March 2016