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 79
... took over and answered smoothly . " You'd never believe it , but the occupational dis- ease of detectives is Laterality . That's right - handedness or left - handedness . Most detectives suffer from strange changes of Laterality . I was ...
... took over and answered smoothly . " You'd never believe it , but the occupational dis- ease of detectives is Laterality . That's right - handedness or left - handedness . Most detectives suffer from strange changes of Laterality . I was ...
Page 87
... took leave of the Lab Chief , loafed through the anteroom and descended to field headquarters in the picture gallery . " And I like the guy , " he muttered . In the picture gallery outside the Orchid Suite where temporary headquarters ...
... took leave of the Lab Chief , loafed through the anteroom and descended to field headquarters in the picture gallery . " And I like the guy , " he muttered . In the picture gallery outside the Orchid Suite where temporary headquarters ...
Page 120
... took place within the second it took Reich to move from the eighteenth to the twentieth step on his way down to Chooka Frood's rainbow cellar . Reich heard Chooka's furious screech and Powell's re- ply . He turned and shot up the stairs ...
... took place within the second it took Reich to move from the eighteenth to the twentieth step on his way down to Chooka Frood's rainbow cellar . Reich heard Chooka's furious screech and Powell's re- ply . He turned and shot up the stairs ...
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