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Trent came around the table slowly. I backed toward the counter, aware of every hard surface behind me—the cabinet handle against my hip, the granite edge at my elbow, the …

For half a second, nobody spoke. Pieces of my phone lay beneath Trent’s shoe, catching the weak kitchen light like chips of ice. The screen flickered once through a spiderweb …

The kitchen became so quiet I could hear the faint crackle from the security speaker. I looked at Alex. My brother had always been difficult to read when he wanted …

The paramedics would not let Alex ride in the ambulance with me. One of them, a woman named Marisol with a silver streak through her dark hair, explained that there …

The police did not want me entering the house until they finished processing the kitchen. Officer Daniels met us outside shortly after noon and explained what areas were restricted. Yellow …

I looked at the photograph until the edges blurred. Alex and Rachel stood beside a brick apartment building. He wore the same dark jacket he had owned for years. Rachel …

For several seconds, I thought Officer Daniels had misspoken. “Say that again.” He did not. The expression on his face made repetition unnecessary. Alex stepped forward. “That’s impossible.” Daniels looked …

Alex took the temporary phone from my hand without touching anything on the screen. “Don’t answer.” “I wasn’t going to.” He crossed to the window and pulled the curtain shut. …