Corcoran’s bed was hot. He slipped from the bed to the floor and lay
there. The wind stirred at the window, died, then stirred again.
Suddenly, he heard a prolonged rustling, and Corcoran saw, outlined in
the window, the faint figure of something crouched on the sill,
peering into the room! Slowly, it dissolved into the body of a man
waiting and watching... The man from the night advanced a leg over the
window sill. So infinite was his caution that it was a full minute
before his foot touched the floor. Corcoran drew his gun. Finally, the
visitor stood erect inside the room and began to move toward the
outline of the bed. In the meantime, Corcoran quietly rose to his
knees. He circled behind the stranger, and as the man reached the bed,
rose softly to his feet. Then, Corcoran leaped at the intruder,
swinging his heavy weapon up and down. The trespasser fell in a
crumpled heap! After kindling the lamp, Corcoran prepared to look into
the face of his night assailant...
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Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781479459681
Publisert
2020
Utgiver
Vendor
Wildside Press
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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