First Lines Friday #55, July 20th

First Lines Friday is a bookish meme hosted by Literary Marie of Precision Reviews. We encourage all of our fellow book bloggers and bookhearts to play along.

-Grab your current read(s)
-Share the first line(s)
-Include the title and author so that other FLF participants can add the book to their TBR Lists!

"'Charley, hurry, wake up.'

Fingers with pointy nails bit into my shoulders, doing their darnedest to vanquish the fog of sleep I'd been marinating in. they shook me hard enough to cause a small earthquake in Oklahoma. Since I lived in New Mexico, this was a problem. Judging by the quality and pitch of the intruder's voice, I was fairly certain the person accosting me was my best friend, Cookie. I let an annoyed sigh slip through my lips, resigning myself to the fact that my life was a series of interruptions and demands Mostly demands." -Second Grave on the Left by Darynda Jones

Well, that's a pretty great opening! I want to read more! What about you guys? Happy reading!