Colleen Whitmore — The Suitcase Dennis Never Thought to Open

I told her about the bowl.

She listened without trying to turn sixteen years into a single explanation.

Then she said, “You’re going to need more than an investigation.

You’re going to need a life.”

It sounded almost impossible.

What did I know about renting an apartment, applying for a job, choosing a dentist, getting on a plane without asking Dennis if it was convenient?

“I know numbers,” I said.

“Then start there.”