Interlude at Duane's (Thriller · Stories to Keep You Up All Night)

**Experience a heart-pumping and thrilling tale of suspense!

Originally published in THRILLER (2006),edited by #1 ***** New York Times* ****bestselling author James Patterson.**

In this Thriller Short, *New York Times* bestselling author F. Paul Wilson places his urban mercenary, Repairman Jack, in an almost impossible situation. Repairman Jack just wants to be left alone, but that’s difficult to do when a robber is poking a .357 revolver in your face at the local drugstore. Things only get worse when three more stoned gunmen join the fray and threaten a crowd of customers. Not a big fan of heroics, Jack rises to the occasion. But being the hero is hard when you like to avoid closed-circuit cameras and the only weapons at your disposal come from the shopping aisles. With everyone locked inside the store, the situation demands quick reflexes and a ton of ingenuity. But if Jack doesn’t act quickly, his anonymity will end at the morgue.

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