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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... skyways linking them together ... the twinkling running lights of Jumpers bobbing up and down like a plague of crimson - eyed grasshop- pers in a field • " And I'll own you ! " he shouted , raising his arms to engulf the universe . " I ...
... skyways linking them together ... the twinkling running lights of Jumpers bobbing up and down like a plague of crimson - eyed grasshop- pers in a field • " And I'll own you ! " he shouted , raising his arms to engulf the universe . " I ...
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... skyway . Reich leaped in . As the door closed behind him , he caught sight of the pursuing guards less than twenty yards off . Then he was lofted seventy storeys and emerged on the skyway . There was a small car - park alongside him ...
... skyway . Reich leaped in . As the door closed behind him , he caught sight of the pursuing guards less than twenty yards off . Then he was lofted seventy storeys and emerged on the skyway . There was a small car - park alongside him ...
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... skyway , running toward him , and he understood . These cars were powered by broadcast energy . They'd cut the transmission off at the car - park and were coming after him . Reich turned tail and sprinted toward the V & V Building . The ...
... skyway , running toward him , and he understood . These cars were powered by broadcast energy . They'd cut the transmission off at the car - park and were coming after him . Reich turned tail and sprinted toward the V & V Building . The ...
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