The Peregrine Omnibus Volume One - Plot & Excerpts
Bits of paper and other debris whipped past his feet and Tony could smell stale beer and urine in the air. This section of the city was home to some of Big Charlie’s best brothels and nightclubs and Tony had enjoyed the free services afforded to him by his status many nights. He had visions of Betty in his mind’s eye as he stepped out onto the street. She was a buxom young girl who was still new to Charlie’s prostitution business, a fresh young thing from the Midwest who had run away from home to escape an abusive father. She was typical of many of Charlie’s girls, lost innocents seeking a refuge from the harshness of the world. What they found, of course, was far worse than what they’d escaped in most cases. Most girls either succumbed to disease or drug use within a few years but some of them managed to tough it out for much longer, until their bodies no longer enticed enough men for them to remain profitable. The streets were unusually quiet, Tony thought, and as he spotted the brothel in the distance, he began to hear heavy footsteps behind him.
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