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 66
... Waited so long . Now . . . Can't talk . My throat . . . Can't talk . " Again he attempted to embrace Reich . " Arrgh ... Wait . I— " He stopped short and shook his head like a bull trying to cast off a halter of delirium . Ben • " Ben ...
... Waited so long . Now . . . Can't talk . My throat . . . Can't talk . " Again he attempted to embrace Reich . " Arrgh ... Wait . I— " He stopped short and shook his head like a bull trying to cast off a halter of delirium . Ben • " Ben ...
Page 149
... Wait a minute , Powell . Wait ! " The mannequin face was twitching with terror . " The Guild takes confession into account . Confession before the fact . I'll give you everything right now . Everything . It was an aberration . I'm sane ...
... Wait a minute , Powell . Wait ! " The mannequin face was twitching with terror . " The Guild takes confession into account . Confession before the fact . I'll give you everything right now . Everything . It was an aberration . I'm sane ...
Page 191
... Wait a minute . Wait a minute . " Reich thought , then yanked the knife - pistol from his pocket and shoved it into Chooka's hands . " Show him this . Tell him the D'Courtney girl left it here . " " What is it ? " " The gun that killed ...
... Wait a minute . Wait a minute . " Reich thought , then yanked the knife - pistol from his pocket and shoved it into Chooka's hands . " Show him this . Tell him the D'Courtney girl left it here . " " What is it ? " " The gun that killed ...
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apprehension asked Barbara D'Courtney Beaumont House Beck began Ben Reich booby-trap burst called Callisto catatonia Cathexis Chervil Chooka Frood's Crabbe crazy cried D'Court Dada damned dark Demolition desk Dishonest Abe dissention have begun door Duffy Esper Guild eyes face father floor girl going guests Gus Tate hand Hassop head hell Jackson Beck Jerry Church Jordan Jumper Keno Quizzard killed D'Courtney killer Kingston Hospital kins kissed laughed Linc Lincoln Powell Listen looked Marcus Graham Maria Beaumont Mars Mary Noyes mind Monarch mouth murder never nodded Old Man Mose orchid peep peeper picture police Powell's red envelope Reich growled Reich shouted Rhodopsin Santis Sardine game scrambler screamed screen shook skyway smiled Snim Spaceland stairs stared stars stopped talk Tate's telepathic tell Tension Tensor There's took trying turned v-phone Visual Purple voice Wait What's WWHG