It’s holiday treat time. Here’s an brief excerpt (and fun visualization) from the novel, LAST BRIDGE TO MEMPHIS:
Danny dug into his pants pocket, producing a well-worn silver dollar. “I’m gonna toss this here coin. Heads we throw you into a cage for tiger food. Tails, we let you slither on outta here, snake that you are.” The silver coin spun and clattered to the pavement. “Whaddya know?” Danny said. “Tails. We could still arrest ya. But I think we’re gonna let you go with a warning.”
Lin brushed past Danny, stooping to retrieve his briefcase. “You know, Presley, my son tells me they’ve got a special name for you around the precinct. ‘El-Piss In His Pants’ they call you. If you ever had to be a real police, you’d soil yourself, the way you did that night over by Audubon Park.”
Lin’s head snapped back as Danny released his grip. “Aww,” Lin sneered, “now I’ve gone and made you angry.”
“You ain’t seen me angry, Jack,” Danny said. “Now flip, flop, and fly before I change my mind and toss you in with them tigers.”