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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... What's this one ? " Reich pulled down the brown volume . " Let's Play Party . ' What's the date on it ? Not really . You mean to say they had parties that long ago ? " The staff assured him that the ancients were very modern in many ...
... What's this one ? " Reich pulled down the brown volume . " Let's Play Party . ' What's the date on it ? Not really . You mean to say they had parties that long ago ? " The staff assured him that the ancients were very modern in many ...
Page 232
... What d'you mean by that ? Just tell us . What's a peeper ? " " An Esper ! A mind reader . A - The doctor smiled . " He's joking . Show of high spir- its . Many patients do that . They stimulate sang froid after accidents . We call it ...
... What d'you mean by that ? Just tell us . What's a peeper ? " " An Esper ! A mind reader . A - The doctor smiled . " He's joking . Show of high spir- its . Many patients do that . They stimulate sang froid after accidents . We call it ...
Page 236
... what the solution is , but it's not theft , terror , hatred , lust , murder , rapine . You failed , and it's all been abolished , dis- banded " " " But what's to become of us ? ” " We are abolished too . I tried to warn you . I tried to ...
... what the solution is , but it's not theft , terror , hatred , lust , murder , rapine . You failed , and it's all been abolished , dis- banded " " " But what's to become of us ? ” " We are abolished too . I tried to warn you . I tried to ...
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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