tagged for a literary meme

I was tagged by Anne Frasier (static ) for a literary meme.

The rules are:

1. Take first five novels from your bookshelf. 2. Book 1 -- first sentence. 3. Book 2 -- last sentence on page 50. 4. Book 3 -- second sentence on page 100. 5. Book 4 -- next to the last sentence on page 150. 6. Book 5 -- final sentence of the book. 7. Make the five sentences into a paragraph. 8. Feel free to "cheat" to make it a better paragraph. 9. Name your sources.10.Post to your blog.

Okay, here goes:

"Have you reached a verdict?" Judge Alfred Neff asked the eight men and four women seated in the jury box. Unlike some of the other rooms, this one had a regular stand-up shower. He's not going to welcome a call from a woman in emotional meltdown. And the boy listened, and he remembered all that he was told. It was no doubt grief preying on my imagination, drunken thinking taking voice.

Sources:

Gone, But Not Forgotten -- Phillip Margolin

Before I Wake -- Anne Frasier

Body Double -- Tess Gerritsen

Bad Men -- John Connolly

The Opposite Of Fate -- Amy Tan

* We have all seen you popping in and out of these blog sites leaving sometimes adequate comments. The time has come for you to step out of the dark and into the light. On behalf of all those taking part in this meme . . .

I tag:

anonymous