City of Lies
“‘Good enough to have me start it and finish it in one sitting.’ Harper smiled and looked away, looked around the interior of the hospital cafeteria where they were seated. Pale grey walls, too-high ceiling, acres of silver pipework, endless ducts and vents and a subliminal hum above and beneath everything ‘You bring it here I’ll sign it for you,’ Harper said.
‘Can’t do that . . . came from the library.’ ‘You couldn’t afford a few dollars to buy one?’ ‘Couldn’t find one.’ Harper frowned. ‘Didn’t... look so hard, eh?’ ‘Hard enough.’ ‘So it’s such a good book they’ve stopped selling it.’ ‘I wouldn’t be so cynical. Want to build a reputation and keep your stuff in print, I figure you have to write more than one book.’ ‘You would know this because?’ Duchaunak shook his head. ‘Because of nothing. I don’t know squat Mr Harper. Sometimes I think like a detective. Sometimes I figure in a little bit of common sense and come up with something that’s close to the truth.’ Harper nodded.MoreLess
‘Can’t do that . . . came from the library.’ ‘You couldn’t afford a few dollars to buy one?’ ‘Couldn’t find one.’ Harper frowned. ‘Didn’t... look so hard, eh?’ ‘Hard enough.’ ‘So it’s such a good book they’ve stopped selling it.’ ‘I wouldn’t be so cynical. Want to build a reputation and keep your stuff in print, I figure you have to write more than one book.’ ‘You would know this because?’ Duchaunak shook his head. ‘Because of nothing. I don’t know squat Mr Harper. Sometimes I think like a detective. Sometimes I figure in a little bit of common sense and come up with something that’s close to the truth.’ Harper nodded.MoreLess
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