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.They’d saved my life.It wasn’t mine to throw away anymore.“Yeah,” I said.“I think I’d like that.”She smiled again, properly this time, and I couldn’t help but grin back.Her pocket beeped, and she pulled out her cell phone.“It’s Detective Wade,” she said, checking the text message.“I should get going.”“They work you guys too hard.You should take that shit up with your union.”She stood and waited while I levered myself to my feet as well.“I’ll be in touch,” she said.“Thanks for everything, Viv.”She turned away and made for the door.“Hey!” I called.“Don’t I even get a kiss goodbye?”She flipped me off without turning back and let the bar door swing closed behind her.I grinned and limped back to the stage where Salin and Bubbles waited.“One more song?” I said.They nodded.I sat down and retrieved my trumpet.I looked around.There was only one thing missing, and she wouldn’t be around anymore.I missed her voice.But the show must go on.I brought the trumpet to my lips.Salin led us in.I played for all I’d lost.I played for her.And for a little while, everything was all right.AUTHOR’S NOTEThank you for reading! Rest assured, Miles will return.If you enjoyed this book, please consider leaving a review at Amazon.Reviews help spread the word and make a huge difference to authors like myself.Even if it’s just a line or two, it would be very much appreciated.Amazon US | Amazon UKIf you want to receive an email when I release a new book, sign up for the New Release Email List here: http://bit.ly/StrangeListABOUT THE AUTHORChris Strange is a writer of urban fantasy and other fantastika.He is especially fond of writing hardboiled stories with a noir influence.His goal is to deliver intense, humorous and sometimes dark stories to his readers.In his spare time, Chris is an unapologetic geek, spending far too long wrapped up in speculative fiction books, watching old zombie movies and playing computer games.He lives in the far away land of New Zealand, and occasionally he goes to university like he’s supposed to.He doesn’t plan on growing up any time soon.Want to be the first to hear about new releases from Chris Strange? Sign up for the email list at: http://bit.ly/StrangeListChris would love to hear from you! Find him on Facebook or contact him at: chrisstrangeauthor@gmail.comwww.Chris-Strange.comOTHER BOOKS FROM CHEEKY MINIONDON’T BE A HEROChris StrangeIt's a bad time to be a superhero.When the world turned its back on metahumans, the golden age of superheroes came crashing down.But now a mysterious supercriminal is making one final bid for power, and with no one else left to protect the world, ex-hero Spook must risk everything to take him down.There will be no reprieve, no negotiation.War is coming.Put on the mask.There's work to be done.Chris Strange presents a stunning, no-holds-barred superhero adventure that will lure you in and knock you out.This is the novel superhero fans have been waiting for.AVAILABLE NOWAmazon US | Amazon UK˜˜˜LEAVE HER HANGINGHarry St.JohnElla Lewis is dead.Someone must pay.“I loved Ella.Now she’s a corpse, cooling off in the morgue with a noose-shaped bruise around her neck.The cops say it’s suicide.It wasn’t suicide.I don’t know who killed her, and I don’t know why.But I’m going to find out, no matter what it takes.And when I’m face-to-face with the man who broke my world, I’m going to break him.”In this tough-as-nails noir crime novel set in Auckland’s dark underbelly, 17-year-old Jack “Spade” Miller must traverse a web of violence, love, and illicit sex in his search for justice.Only one thing is guaranteed: no one is walking away unscathed.COMING SOONALSO BY CHRIS STRANGEMiles Franco Urban FantasyThe Man Who Couldn’t Be Bought (Short Story)The Man Who Crossed Worlds (Miles Franco #1)The Man Who Walked In Darkness (Miles Franco #2)Heroes of the AtomverseDon’t Be a Hero: A Superhero NovelTHE MAN WHO WALKED IN DARKNESSOriginally published by Cheeky Minion 2013Copyright © 2013 Chris StrangeKindle EditionVersion 1.0All rights reserved.This is a work of fiction.Names, characters, organizations, and locales are either the product of the author’s imagination or used fictitiously.Any resemblance to actual persons (living, dead, or in another plane of existence) is entirely coincidental.May contain traces of nuts.Table of ContentsTHE MAN WHO WALKED IN DARKNESSPREVIOUSLY IN THE SCREWED-UP LIFE OF MILES FRANCOONETWOTHREEFOURFIVESIXSEVENEIGHTNINETENELEVENTWELVETHIRTEENFOURTEENFIFTEENSIXTEENSEVENTEENEIGHTEENNINETEENTWENTYTWENTY-ONETWENTY-TWOTWENTY-THREETWENTY-FOURTWENTY-FIVETWENTY-SIXTWENTY-SEVENTWENTY-EIGHTTWENTY-NINETHIRTYTHIRTY-ONETHIRTY-TWOTHIRTY-THREEAUTHOR’S NOTEABOUT THE AUTHOROTHER BOOKS FROM CHEEKY MINIONALSO BY CHRIS STRANGETHE MAN WHO WALKED IN DARKNESS [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]