Never before had he sailed the English Channel, but he embraced it now as home waters for his children, Alice and Kyle, lay only a hundred miles inland. “We can reach Portsmouth in a few hours, Captain,” said Lieutenant Tosco at his right side. “Who...
Brown NIGHT OF THE SQUIRRELS The greatness of a nation can be judged by the way its animals are treated. - Mohandas Gandhi Human beings are the only animals of which I am thoroughly and cravenly afraid. - George Bernard Shaw Chapter One Joe pulled tight his jacket around him,...
It sat right in front of JoyCity Plaza’s twenty-foot Gundam statue, and when it had first risen from the immovable black stone, it had knocked the giant mobile suit sideways to where it now rested drunkenly against the mall’s south escalators. Takao was inside Kiyoshis Playland, wearing out the T...
he asked, attaching the heart-rate monitor.“Yes,” Vicky replied. “Paramedics called t in en route. Apparently the patient had crawled out of some woods and passed out on the side of the road. Someone driving passed found him and called 999.”“Any identification?”Vicky nodded. “Driver’s license...
Her jean pocket was hanging down, her cheeks were stained with tears and mascara, and she was about to keel over from exhaustion. Indy moved from behind the counter right away. “Hey, Scar, what the hell? Are you okay?” She shoved past him, not wanti...
With the rate the clouds were passing it probably meant just a brief shower, but still enough to dampen the evening. As the first few drops hit the windshield, Sarah Miller felt like a little girl on Christmas morning. Ironic. The girl that hated rain welcomed it like a gift from Santa. At times ...
Now that he was outside he decided to slow down, though; to disappear casually into the night.Just as the male nurse had informed him, there was a small taxi rank on one side of the car park. It consisted of only two cars and Andrew wasted no time in heading for the one parked in front, but he ...