Between bites Jackson said, So what’s our next move? Sawyer looked
Bay to the west continued to pound the little spit of land. She had departed from Robie feeling both hopeful and lost, such an unsettling feeling that she was unsure from which end to work through it....
As had been the case with Gray, most snipers aimed for the brain as the gold standard of all possible killing shots. Sure, you pack the right ordnance and a torso hit would also likely be fatal, but t...
As accustomed as he was to the ever-expanding muscle of technology, even Jason Archer had to shake his head occasionally over what was really out there. Iris scanners were also used to closely monitor...
A politician and his entourage on the campaign trail were like a herd of elephants: they could travel nowhere lightly. They stomped the earth until it hurt with the weight of the guards, chiefs of sta...
Years. She, like Robie, operated at the highest level and had taken down people in situations that would have challenged Robie to the fullest. He’d never doubted that Reel was good. But he was a littl...
To the left, shattering the glass on the door leading to the train car in front of them. She gripped the flash-bang, engaged it, and threw it through the opening. She whirled and shot out the glass in...
To be a superpower. Economically they already are. These days it’s not necessarily how large your military is, but how big your bank account is, and the Chinese wallet is fatter than anyone’s.
Sofa. She looked around, her eyes taking in a wall of French doors that was visible on the ocean side. The room was huge, with ceilings that soared at least twenty feet high. An interior second-story...
Side. Diaz the right. They were prepared for a war. They did not find one. They did not find anyone at all. The warehouse was empty. The makeshift prison cells held no one. They searched the space in...
Ranking near the bottom of all fifty states in many important categories. Yet while it was the poorest of the states, its citizens gave more per capita to charities than their wealthier sister states....
Or her job.
Off. Decker nodded and looked over at where Baron and Jamison were escorting Amber and Zoe
Most things worthwhile in life, you get back what you put into it.
Ignorance and intolerance to be like commas, because you often found them in pairs, and almost never did you find one, ignorance, without its evil twin, intolerance.
Him. Do you have anyone else you’re tight with? asked Julie. Used to. Not anymore. Because they’re not around anymore? asked Julie. Something like that. Robie really respects you. I can tell. I would...
Her room now? They were led down the hall by Beth. Before she turned away she took a last drag on her smoke and said, However this comes out, there is no way my baby would have had anything to do with...
Happy about that. I’m sure he wasn’t. And there could have been another reason. Like what? The old story. Another woman? My father did have a mistress. She jerked and shot him a look. What! It was cal...
Fueled him with a stamina, a resolve before which many an obstacle had wilted.
Don’t know. I’ve found that people in power can be incredibly insulated and therefore unrealistic about what they can accomplish.