They took her to the showers, cleaned her up, and put her in a crisp cotton dress, dark green. After that they escorted her to one of the larger buildings—one that the prisoners were never allowed near, though it was still within the gate. She noted the small helicopter outside-a Foyle 350, with ...
He never knew what the older man was going to say, but it was almost always something interesting, offering a perspective he hadn’t considered. Bey’s thoughts had mass, inertia - they were bodies in motion. Sometimes they entered Al’s brain like bullet trains, sometimes like stealthy thieves, but...
the examiner said, adjusting his gloves.“Not a drop of water in his lungs.”He touched a contact on the edge of the examining table. A ribbon of blue light appeared on the toes of the naked corpse and moved slowly toward his head.“Let’s see what the toxicology shows us,” the doctor murmured.Inspec...
The Hellfire Club The door to the print shop burst open with such force that splinters from it struck Ben ten paces away. He yelped and staggered away as a black cloud flowed through the door. He lost his voice entirely as its pulsing heart of flame entered, floating some seven feet off the groun...
