It was ten o’clock on Wednesday morning. This was the day and time the Diviner had appointed for a weekly progress report. The ordeal was always embarrassing for Daniel, almost excruciating in the way it underscored his incompetence. Every week he could see the feverish anticipation in his father...
Jack left shortly after dawn on the first morning train to the city. She followed him on the next. Instead of going to the townhouse, she went straight to the offices of the Gazette, Chicago’s most widely-read newspaper. The Gazette took up a four-story building on the corner of Dearborn and Madi...
We can talk about your trip when you get here. I must see you today!” The voice on the other end of the line sounded urgent. “Meet me at the brownstone as soon as you can.” Then she hung up. Freddie, valise in tow from his trip to Iowa, walked out of the train station to find a cab. Once he saw t...
