The Demolished Man"In a world in which the police have telepathic powers, how do you get away with murder? Ben Reichs heads a huge 24th century business empire, spanning the solar system. He is also an obsessed, driven man determined to murder a rival. To avoid capture, in a society where murderers can be detected even before they commit their crime, is the greatest challenge of his life."--Goodreads.com. |
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Page 14
... burst out in guilty rage . " I twenty thousand . If the best you can do is make idiotic state- ments • " " pay you " Do you mean that , Mr. Reich , or is it simply a part of the general anxiety syndrome ? " " There is no anxiety ...
... burst out in guilty rage . " I twenty thousand . If the best you can do is make idiotic state- ments • " " pay you " Do you mean that , Mr. Reich , or is it simply a part of the general anxiety syndrome ? " " There is no anxiety ...
Page 35
... at the pattern ( ? ) we've been weaving . The TP chatter stopped . The guests considered for a moment , then burst into laughter . " This reminds me of my days in the kindergarten . A little mercy for your host , please . I'll jump 35.
... at the pattern ( ? ) we've been weaving . The TP chatter stopped . The guests considered for a moment , then burst into laughter . " This reminds me of my days in the kindergarten . A little mercy for your host , please . I'll jump 35.
Page 131
... burst into laugh- ter . " So that's it . You want me for a chaperone . Victorian word , isn't ? So are you , Linc . Positively atavistic . " " I brand that as a lie . In toffy circles I'm known as the most progressive- " " And what's ...
... burst into laugh- ter . " So that's it . You want me for a chaperone . Victorian word , isn't ? So are you , Linc . Positively atavistic . " " I brand that as a lie . In toffy circles I'm known as the most progressive- " " And what's ...
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