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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... Jerry Church ? Reich ruined him . Don't let it happen to you . " Tate drifted back to the living room ; Powell remained in the kitchen , calm and slow - moving , sweeping up broken glass . Church lay frozen against the back door ...
... Jerry Church ? Reich ruined him . Don't let it happen to you . " Tate drifted back to the living room ; Powell remained in the kitchen , calm and slow - moving , sweeping up broken glass . Church lay frozen against the back door ...
Page 31
... Jerry Church's cellar store , crammed and littered with the debris of time , and you were in a museum of eternity . And even Church himself , wizened , peering , his face blackened and bruised by the internal blows of suffering ...
... Jerry Church's cellar store , crammed and littered with the debris of time , and you were in a museum of eternity . And even Church himself , wizened , peering , his face blackened and bruised by the internal blows of suffering ...
Page 67
... Jerry Church appeared against a background of pawnshop debris . " You ? " Church snarled and reached for the cut - off . " Me . On business . Still interested in reinstatement ? " Church stared . " What about it ? " " You've made ...
... Jerry Church appeared against a background of pawnshop debris . " You ? " Church snarled and reached for the cut - off . " Me . On business . Still interested in reinstatement ? " Church stared . " What about it ? " " You've made ...
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