Silent Night: a Raine Stockton Dog Mystery
“She flung herself into the passenger seat and slammed the door. I walked around to the driver’s side without a word. I started the engine and waited, fixing her with my silent gaze, until she favored me with another one of her elaborate eye rolls and jerked her seat belt into its snapped position. I put the car in gear and started down the driveway, humming “We Wish You a Merry Christmas” under my breath. Melanie inserted her ear buds and fixed her eyes on the screen of her iPad.My house is... set well back from the highway in the shelter of the mountain, with a gravel driveway that’s a little under a quarter of a mile long. There is a slight curve to it, so while I can’t see the highway from the house, I can usually see anyone who is coming down my driveway long before they reach me. My mailbox is at the end of the driveway, and that was where, as I slowed to make my turn, I noticed a cardboard box sitting on the ground.My postman always brings boxes to the house, and if I’m not home, he leaves them on the porch. So does UPS. So do all the reputable delivery services, which is why I thought, when I first glanced at it, that the box had probably blown off the back of someone’s truck on the way to the dump. It did look a little battered and seemed to be held together with duct tape. From the backseat, Cisco barked. Barking in the car was definitely not allowed and I spoke sharply to him, surprised. When I glanced in the rearview mirror, he had two paws on the window frame, straining against his seatbelt, and he barked sharply again.MoreLess
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