gate at University Hospital and down the ramp and on between the bearing beams under city morgue. He had expected Ned Van Ornum to be waiting for him, assumed it was Ned sitting on the edge of the loading dock in the distance. Van Ornum was head of detectives for the Prairie Port Police Departmen...
The spotters at the peepholes reported that dawn was a half hour off, that the countryside was covered with deep snow, the thick hilly forests could be distinguished in the distance. The cold was bitter; the emigrants huddled against one another for warmth. The two-day supply of food had long dis...
When they finished eating Ward announced that the selection would be revealed in the next twenty-four hours. Sweet Alice talked next. “It must be made clear to all of you, those selected and those remaining behind, that you are in the employ of an independent agency. You have no contact with any ...