“Her mood shifts when the suspicious death of newspaper tycoon Luther Read, a patriarch unbeloved by his offspring, sets Lucy on the trail of a possible parricide.”

“Criminals are some of the most degenerate human beings on our planet.”

“He had an undistinguished big-league career as a first and third baseman.”

“Bruce's band would remain relatively unknown in the music scene until they performed at the Bottom Line Club in New York.”

“When you purchase a pottle, take care, as disreputable vendors often stuff the bottom with paper or overripe berries.”

“Desperate for answers, she turns to a disgraced doctor who practices hypnotism.”

“His application to business was proverbial, though his attention to accounts is often held against him as unworthy of a monarch.”

“The errand boy was an insignificant person, mostly unrecognized by those around him.”

“I disregarded any rigid or mechanical rule in policy-making.”

“I believe you misconstrued his grandiose claims as nothing more than braggadocio.”