First Lines Friday #605, December 16th

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!

"'It's time, Lara,' Maria said gently from the doorway behind her. 'They'll be picking you up in thirty minutes.' Lara didn't look up from the piano keys. 'Screw them. I'll be done here soon.' She finished the concerto in a final glorious flourish. Then she drew a deep breath and sat there letting the music soothe her, letting its beauty take away the ugliness to come. 'How are you?' Maria walked across the room to stand beside her. 'Rachmaninoff's Third. Quite a challenge. But you did it well. Would you like to tell me why you chose it today?'"-High Stakes by Iris Johansen  

That sounds ominous! Must read more now! What about you guys? Happy reading!