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 grasshoppers in a field . .. " And I'll own you ! " he shouted , raising his arms to engulf the universe ...
... skyways linking them together . . . the twinkling running lights of Jumpers bobbing up and down like a plague of crimson - eyed grasshoppers in a field . .. " And I'll own you ! " he shouted , raising his arms to engulf the universe ...
Page 172
... skyways were extinguished . The Jumpers had disappeared . There were great gaps shorn in the sky- line . " I'm sick , " Reich moaned . “ I'm sick . I need help . . . " He began to lurch down the broken streets with arms clutching his ...
... skyways were extinguished . The Jumpers had disappeared . There were great gaps shorn in the sky- line . " I'm sick , " Reich moaned . “ I'm sick . I need help . . . " He began to lurch down the broken streets with arms clutching his ...
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... skyway , unconscious of his surroundings , yet both were drawn inevitably together like two mag- netized needles floating on a weed choked pond . Powell was seated cross - legged on the wet turf , his face shrivelled and lifeless , his ...
... skyway , unconscious of his surroundings , yet both were drawn inevitably together like two mag- netized needles floating on a weed choked pond . Powell was seated cross - legged on the wet turf , his face shrivelled and lifeless , his ...
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