Aaron Vance was back in his office, feeling like shit. He hadn’t slept a wink all night and his eyes were sore and heavy. He sat behind his desk in the building on University Heights Boulevard that housed the Bureau’s San Antonio field office. On the wall behind him hung t...
‘He hails from Manchester and runs an escort agency that operates between Southampton and Portsmouth. He’s also a loan shark with a nasty streak. We hauled him in seven months ago after a guy claimed that Dessler beat him up because he couldn’t pay a debt. But then the victim withdrew the complai...
Temple arrived there just in time to catch the 2 p.m. train to Victoria. There was plenty of room in the second-class carriage. He took off his overcoat, placed it on the empty seat next to him, and settled down for the eighty minute journey to London. He intended to make ...
‘I’m not hungry.’‘I don’t care. I’ve made soup. I want you to get it down.’‘I’d rather stay out here,’ I said.She took my arm, steered me towards the front door.‘Come inside,’ she said. ‘If Tina is watching the house then she’s probably reluctant to make an appearance with you standing outside lo...