Tag: #Wheelofeight
Extract 24
He returned to the dining area. As he passed the bar he looked over and noticed the two men’s drinks were low again. He caught Lizzie’s eye and asked her in signs if she wanted another. She pointed at Paris and mouthed Coke with another shrug. “Why aren’t you drinking?” he asked Paris quietly as…
Extract 23
Timonthy felt that hint of irritation again. Gerard was surely playing stupid, avoiding answering any pertinent questions and diverting the conversation where he wanted. Timonthy felt manipulated – a puppet in the hands of his master. It was not completely unpleasant but always he had that internal voice telling him to be careful: not to…
Book Five / Ext. 21
“Yes I will,” he promised. “And give it back to them after?” There was a definite tone in her voice that suggested she thought this would be foolish. “Well,” he thought about it, “as far as we know, this is what Stolid arranged, to look after his garden and house. I don’t see I will…
Book 5 Extract 19
He knew he wanted to have sex. He was reasonably clear on that: in spite of the fact that Lizzie and his daughter would be back any minute; that a woman called Elena and a man called Will were around potentially demanding his attention; that he really had no idea whether Gerard was interested; that…
Book 5 Extract 15
From the sound of it, the man was in the hallway, near the stairs. With that thought he got up quickly almost upsetting his tea and walked back through the living room to the hallway. When he got there he stopped in surprise. There were two men there. Neither of them looked like the criminals…
Book 5/10
He sat back in the chair, and flexed his arms behind his head, thinking. He found the number for the tourist information office and gave them a ring. After explaining what he was looking for he was finally reassured that there were only three large gardens within a thirty mile radius, although they could not…
Book 5 /8
“Well I agree. I just thought that he was planning it for his return: a self-sufficient life style, perhaps.” “I haven’t been this far down in the garden before,” Timonthy admitted as they left the cover of the archway. This section was tidy but desolate. It looked like an area dedicated to fruit and vegetables.…
Book 5/ Release 7.
They walked back across the top of the hill with the whole town at their feet. The hill was a wide open space of grassland. Timonthy appreciated the fresh air. He had lived too long in a city, he mused. He loved the amusements of the city; the theatres, the shops, and restaurants but concrete…