The Cold Geometry of Oakridge Lane: A Novel of Suburban Calculation, Fractured Glass, and Sudden Public Vindication
CHAPTER 1: THE IMPACT LINE The sound did not ring out like metal or snap like dry timber; it landed as a dense, sickening thud followed by the high-frequency spidering of tempered glass. Laura Miller reached the bottom of her porch steps at a hard stride, her dark flats striking the sun-scalded concrete of the…