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Ten minutes before it happened, four-year-old Laurie Kenyon was sitting crosslegged on the floor of the den rearranging the furniture in her dollhouse. She was tired of playing alone and wanted to go in the pool. - All Around the Town [Books (First Lines)] There were twenty-two days to go before Christmas, but Lenny was doing his Christmas shopping early this year. - All Through the Night (ch. 1, prologue) [Books (First Lines)] Nell set off at a brisk pace on her familiar walk from her apartment on Park Avenue and Seventy-third Street to her grandfather's office on Seventy-second and York. From the peremptory summons she had received, demanding that she be there by three o'clock, she knew that the situation with Bob Gorman must have come to a head. As a result she was not looking forward to the meeting. - Before I Say Good-Bye (ch. 1) [Books (First Lines)] The room was dark. He sat in the chair, his arms hugging his legs. It was happening again. Charley wouldn't stay locked in the secret place. Charley insisted on thinking about Erin. Only two more, Charley whispered. Then I'll stop. - Loves Music, Loves to Dance (ch. 1) [Books (First Lines)] Maggie tried to open her eyes, but the effort was too great. Her head hurt so much. Where was she? What had happened? She raised her hand, but it was stopped inches above her body, unable to move any farther. - Moonlight Become You (Tuesday, October 8th, prologue) [Books (First Lines)] I hate cocktail parties, Maggie thought wryly, wondering why she always felt like an alien when she attended one. Actually, I'm being too harsh, she thought. The truth is I hate cocktail parties when the only person I know is my supposed date, and he abandons me the minute we come in the door. - Moonlight Becomes You (ch. 1) [Books (First Lines)] It was the week after Labor Day, and from the steady ringing of the phones in the offices of Parker and Parker, it was clear to Lacey that the summer doldrums finally were over. - Pretend You Don't See Her (ch. 1) [Books (First Lines)] It was Christmas Eve in New York City. The cab slowly made its way down Fifth Avenue. It was nearly five o'clock. The traffic was heavy and the sidewalks were jammed with last-minute Christmas shoppers, homebound office workers, and tourists anxious to glimpse the elaborately trimmed store windows and the fabled Rockefeller Center Christmas tree. - Silent Night [Books (First Lines)] He drove cautiously up the Thruway toward Morrison State Park. The thirty-five-mile trip from Manhattan to Rockland County had been a nightmare. Even though it was six o'clock, there was no sense of approaching dawn. - While My Pretty One Sleeps (ch. 1) [Books (First Lines)]
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