Bloodland: a Novel
“They’re both standing at the kerb now, next to a fire hydrant. Every couple of seconds the guy flicks his head left, then right, checking out either end of the street. He’s agitated, and seems dangerous. It’s not just the buzz cut and the shades, he’s brawny and muscular and looks as if he could uproot this fire hydrant with one hand and smash it over someone’s head.
Jimmy’s, for instance.
But for all that, and the sense they both clearly have that they’re being watched, Jimmy feels strangely c...alm. There’s something here, he knows it, and he’s not going to let it go.
‘That’s right,’ he says, adopting a tone he hopes he’ll be able to maintain. ‘Investigative journalist. I’m working on a book about a helicopter crash that happened a few years ago in Ireland and which I believe,’ looking left and right himself now, ‘was perpetrated by some of our friends up the street here.’ The guy looks at him. ‘I don’t have any fucking friends here.’ Jimmy swallows.MoreLess
Jimmy’s, for instance.
But for all that, and the sense they both clearly have that they’re being watched, Jimmy feels strangely c...alm. There’s something here, he knows it, and he’s not going to let it go.
‘That’s right,’ he says, adopting a tone he hopes he’ll be able to maintain. ‘Investigative journalist. I’m working on a book about a helicopter crash that happened a few years ago in Ireland and which I believe,’ looking left and right himself now, ‘was perpetrated by some of our friends up the street here.’ The guy looks at him. ‘I don’t have any fucking friends here.’ Jimmy swallows.MoreLess
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