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 82
... floors had been patched and subdivided into a warren of cells so complicated and confused that only Chooka understood ... floor of the lowest vault and harden into shim- mering pavement , crystal in texture , phosphorescent in color 82 ix.
... floors had been patched and subdivided into a warren of cells so complicated and confused that only Chooka understood ... floor of the lowest vault and harden into shim- mering pavement , crystal in texture , phosphorescent in color 82 ix.
Page 83
... floor ; and each of them sounded saintly , their bodies echoing the music of the floor . The candles looked like stars on a frosty night . You joined the throbbing , burning silence and sat quietly , until at last there came the high ...
... floor ; and each of them sounded saintly , their bodies echoing the music of the floor . The candles looked like stars on a frosty night . You joined the throbbing , burning silence and sat quietly , until at last there came the high ...
Page 109
... floor . Glass , steel , stone , plastic . . . all screeched and burst apart . They could hear the floor cracking , and the ceiling thundered . Tate groaned . " Hang on , Gus . It's one of Quizzard's killers . Careless bunch . They've ...
... floor . Glass , steel , stone , plastic . . . all screeched and burst apart . They could hear the floor cracking , and the ceiling thundered . Tate groaned . " Hang on , Gus . It's one of Quizzard's killers . Careless bunch . They've ...
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apprehension asked Barbara D'Courtney Beaumont House Beck began Ben Reich booby-trap burst called Callisto cartridge catatonia Cathexis Chervil Chooka Frood's Crabbe crazy cried Dada damned dark Demolition desk dissension have begun door Duffy Esper Guild Extra Sensory Perception 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 laughter Linc Lincoln Powell Listen looked 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 muttered Reich shouted Rhodopsin Santis Sardine Game scrambler screaming screen shook skyway smiled Snim Spaceland stared stars stopped talk Tate's telepathic tell Tension Tensor There's took trying turned v-phone voice Wait What's WWHG