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NO SAFE PLACEMATT HILTON
NO SAFE PLACE
Praise for the Joe Hunter thriller series:
Table of ContentsPROLOGUEChapter1Chapter
The splintering of a door jolted Ella Clayton from her thoughts.
1
The sand gave beneath every footstep, making jogging difficult
2
I pulled my Audi onto his drive, behind his Porsche Boxster, checking out another vehicle I was unfam...
3
Most days, when he was sober, he conducted business from the seat of his Honda Civic, the tools and p...
4
‘He’s good for the cash,’ Bryony assured me. She sniffed, and I took it there was a good reason Andre...
5
I could hear the soft hush of traffic on Hillsborough Avenue, and from more distantly on the causeway...
6
Bryony pursed her lips, shooting us both withering glances. ‘You two should go out and have a beer to...
7
‘What did the cops have to say about the prowler?’ he asked without preamble.
8
I propped him against the doorframe, releasing my hold, while scooting Cole clear of us, should his u...
9
She heard the squeaking of the door, followed by the clip of heels on asphalt. Time to go. She emerge...
10
I’m unsure how Clayton sensed my approach, but he turned abruptly, his head cocked to one side. His s...
11
‘I hear you, Joe. It just doesn’t add up.’ She still couldn’t see Holker. ‘Give me what you have and ...
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I raised my eyebrows briefly. ‘Like I said, I don’t mind watching the boy, but I need to be doing mor...
14
I always was a dog person. If my work didn’t often take me all over the country and beyond, I’d like ...
15
‘Uh, help you?’ he asked, and came out from behind the counter.
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‘Just bloody stop!’ I yelled at his back, but he had no intention of obeying.
17
She moved away from Holker, heading for the sitting room while her partner moved deeper into the hous...
18
‘Have your goddamn bath. You stink like a polecat!’ he scolded himself.
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I opened the door, and was about to get out. Bryony reached across and laid her fingers on my forearm...
20
I left without comment, or fuss. Closed the door respectfully. Walked away down the hall frowning. Wh...
21
Mulling over Holker’s theory, she concurred with a nod. Though something was still troubling about th...
22
‘They’ve charged him?’ I asked, but felt that wasn’t it. He snapped a look at me, sneering at my stup...
23
‘Perhaps it’s simply in his nature to lie.’
24
The first gunshot sounded like the clap of hands. It emanated from down a corridor and beyond walls. ...
25
‘Saved my life? Yeah, maybe fucking so, but it probably wouldn’t have needed saving if he wasn’t with...
26
I allowed my silence to answer for me.
27
‘You’re a sanctimonious asshole, aren’t you?’
28
I wiggled my eyebrows, and it spurred him to attack. He yelled as he came, and I waited, allowing him...
29
‘So Bryony let it go?’
30
The guy shrugged.
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I raised my eyebrows at Rink. He remained deadpan.
32
‘Can’t I stay here with you, Joe?’ Cole asked.
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‘Where’s Royce?’ I asked the gunman.
The third robber had charged up the stoop, and his only weapon to hand was the blade with which he’d ...
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Once out of the car, she drew her sidearm.
38
Andrew Clayton was on the boat, his back to me, and the gun held out at his side as he pleaded with h...
I bobbed up and fired.
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And, the best part of all, Hunter had handed her Royce Benson as a trophy as he’d promised.
The killer was snagged among the branches of the tree towed up from the bottom of the lake by the cab...
40
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