The Beholder, A Maddie Richards Mystery - Plot & Excerpts
The sounds of jets screaming at the sky, the mixed smells of ethnic foods, and the energy released from so many people struggling with so much luggage always made her hungry. After glancing at her watch to confirm she had a few minutes, she stopped at a newsstand to look around the way lingering travelers do. With the word diet on the can providing a sufficient sense of restraint, she bought a soda and a bag of chips for a price that would have bought a six pack and a giant bag of chips at a supermarket. She watched people going through security taking off their belts and shoes, and emptying their pockets of any metal. All this went onto a conveyer belt, along with coats and laptop computers for delivery to the prying eyes of scanning machines tirelessly searching for explosives and other contraband currently disallowed on planes. After temporarily surrendering their possessions, the people walked without their shoes through a contraption that also checked their bodies for inappropriate items.
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