Reinhard Heydrich was in the midst of planning something far more important than the pursuit of Himmler’s foolish dream of discovering the ultimate weapon in an ancient spell or trinket. He had been tasked by Hitler himself with finding and implementing the most efficient means of ridding Germany...
Prague, September 4, 2012, 10:00 p.m. “Nicolei was disappointed he was not invited. He finds you fascinating.”“I needed to speak to you alone, but he actually can help us.”“Help us?”Chris handed Valentina Petrov two photographs, the first a close-in image of an amoeba-shaped birthmark on a woman’...
What’s up?”“Someone else is looking for Woody.”“What?”“Someone else is looking for Woody. I thought you should know.”“Who?”“A guy named Rocco Stabile.”“How do you know?”“Patrice called me. This guy Stabile stopped by the bar today.”“What did he say, exactly?”“He wanted to know who Woody hung out ...
5:00 PM, June 14, 2003, Palm Beach “How do I advise you of the deposits?” “You fax me the receipts immediately.” “Who takes care of the wire transfers?” “I do. I fax you the confirmations. We meet once a month to exchange originals.” “What about the cash you receive directly?” “I deposit it, and ...
You have heard the word before, have you not?” “I haven’t, actually.” “But you know what it means:” “Of course:” By late April Megan knew she was pregnant. Not only had she missed her second period, due April 20th, but the telltale signs were there. The slight heaviness in her breasts, the backac...
Lorrie Nolan asked. “Did it hurt?” Pat, her husband of just under five hours, replied. “A little, but then it felt good.” Pat remained silent. He placed his right arm around Lorrie as she turned on her side and pressed against him. Overhead, moonlight spilled through a small skylight, covering th...
“What happened to these people?” John Ronald Tolkien asked. “We don’t know,” Philippa Esclarmonde replied. “Who are they?” “Cathars.” They were standing, pitch torches in hand, at the threshold of a large, roughly circular cavern. The light from their torches licked at a sight that the Englis...