4 NoraChanning shook her head sadly at Nora. “I didn’t expect you to go for the arson case. I was sure you’d choose the girl accused of smothering her son.”
Nora sniffed. “You two gamblers must’ve had a tough time picking your horses. Since I relate so well to trailer-trash and bad girls.”
“I didn’t consider your colorful background.” Quinn wagged a stern finger at Nora. “I was betting you’d base your choice on the crappy forensic analysis we’ve seen come out of Nez Perce County offices.”
Nora tried to look rueful. “I might have if I’d realized the crime scene was in that county.”
Three years ago, Quinn had handed her a Parma homicide case and given her his harsh estimate of the analysts in the county crime lab.
“Ill-intentioned drones,” Nora quoted.
“They had the worst record in the
