"Evanovich, Janet - Stephanie Plum 05 - High Five 2.0" - читать интересную книгу автора (Evanovich Janet)Janet Evanovich
V2 txt by lzmini remove last 20 pages from book 4 (Four to Score) that were at the front of this book insert chapter 1 Remove duplicate of chapter 4 scan Last page of Chapter 4 and insert it along with the missing chapter five Remove everything after "Nice dress," he said. "Take it off." (last page) this does not exist in the paperback HIGH FIVE Chapter One When I was a little girl I used to dress Barbie up without underpants. On the outside, sheТd look like the perfect lady. Tasteful plastic heels, tailored suit. But underneath, she was naked. IТm a bail enforcement agent now-also known as a fugitive apprehension agent, also known as a bounty hunter. I bring Сem back dead or alive. At least I try. And being a bail enforcement agent is sort of like being bare-bottom Barbie. ItТs about having a secret. And itТs about wearing a lot of bravado on the outside when youТre really operating without underpants. Okay, maybe itТs not like that for all enforcement agents, but I frequently feel like my privates are alfresco. Figuratively speaking, of course. At the moment I wasnТt feeling nearly so vulnerable. What I was feeling at the moment was desperate. My rent was due, and Trenton had run out of scofflaws. I had my hands palms down on Connie RosolliТs desk, my feet planted wide, and hard as I tried, I couldnТt keep my voice from sounding like it was coming out of Minnie Mouse. УWhat do you mean, there are no FTAs? There are always FTSТs.Ф УSorry,Ф Connie said. УWeТve got lots of bonds posted, but nobodyТs jumping. Must have something to do with the moon.Ф FTA is short for failure to appear for a court date. Going FTA is a definite no-no in the criminal justice system, but that doesnТt usually stop people from doing it. Connie is the office manager for Vincent Plum Bail Bonds. SheТs a couple of years older than me, which puts her in her early thirties. She wears her hair teased high. She takes grief from no one. And if breasts were money, ConnieТd be Bill Gates. УVinnieТs. overjoyed,Ф Connie said. УHeТs making mosey by the fistful. No bounty hunters to pay. No forfeited bonds. Last time I saw Vinnie in a mood like this was when Madame Zaretsky was arrested for pandering and sodomy and put her trained dog up as collateral for her bond.Ф I cringed at the mental image this produced because not only is Vincent Plum my employer, heТs also my cousin. I blackmailed him into taking me on as an apprehension agent at a low moment in my life and have come to sort of like the job.. . most of the time. That doesnТt mean I have any illusions about Vinnie. For the most part, Vinnie is an okay bondsman. But privately, Vinnie is a boil on the backside of my family tree. As a bail bondsman Vinnie gives the court a cash bond as a securement that the accused will return for trial. If the accused takes a hike, Vinnie forfeits his money. Since this isnТt an appealing prospect to Vinnie, he sends me out to find the accused and drag him back into the system. My fee is 10 percent of the bond, and I only collect it if IТm successful. I flipped the folder open and read the bond agreement. УRandy Briggs. Arrested for carrying concealed. Failed to appear at his court hearing.Ф The bond amount was seven hundred dollars. That meant IТd get seventy. Not a lot of money for risking my life by going after someone who was known to carry. УI donТt know,Ф I said to Connie, Уthis guy carries a knife.Ф Connie looked at her copy of BriggsТ arrest sheet. УIt says here it was a small knife, and it wasn't sharp.Ф УHow small?Ф УEight inches.Ф УThat isnТt small!Ф УNobody else will take this,Ф Connie said. УRanger doesnТt take anything under ten grand.Ф Ranger is my mentor and a world-class tracker. Ranger also never seems to be in dire need of rent money. Ranger has other sources of income. |
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