Return to EdenChapter 3
At Igwanda's parents' home the reaction to their story of the now-disgraced sheriff was completely different. "You took too much of a chance, girl," said Antonio Igwanda, the colonel's father, in a reproving tone. "Shoot the man, not the gun. It's surer; he's a bigger target, and you finish any possible threat right there." Meiersdottir looked helplessly at her husband. A mosquito landed on her arm; absently, she slapped at it while waiting for him to respond. "Excessive, Pa,"...