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 80
... looked dead . " " Like stone , eh ? They hadn't moved a muscle ? " " How would I know ? " " How indeed ? " Powell looked hard at Reich . " What about D'Courtney ? " " He looked dead too . Hell , he was dead . " " And everybody was ...
... looked dead . " " Like stone , eh ? They hadn't moved a muscle ? " " How would I know ? " " How indeed ? " Powell looked hard at Reich . " What about D'Courtney ? " " He looked dead too . Hell , he was dead . " " And everybody was ...
Page 117
... looked at them , sitting silent and awed , and suddenly you realized that each of them looked saintly , glowing with the aura of the floor ; and each of them sounded saintly , their bodies echoing the music of the floor . The candles looked ...
... looked at them , sitting silent and awed , and suddenly you realized that each of them looked saintly , glowing with the aura of the floor ; and each of them sounded saintly , their bodies echoing the music of the floor . The candles looked ...
Page 245
... looked at him with grave eyes . " I want to tell you how grateful I am . " Now . " Please , Barbara . You're terrifying me . " " Am I ? " " I knew you so intimately " Now I'm grown up again . " " Yes . " • well , as a child . " You must ...
... looked at him with grave eyes . " I want to tell you how grateful I am . " Now . " Please , Barbara . You're terrifying me . " " Am I ? " " I knew you so intimately " Now I'm grown up again . " " Yes . " • well , as a child . " You must ...
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