Dead Mann Running (9781101596494) (2012)
“I snapped it up and nearly went berserk trying to find the redial. It wasn’t fancy, but it was more complicated than the freebies they issued chakz, lots more buttons. When I finally got it, someone answered: “How smart a chak are you?”
The voice was ocean-deep, modified electronically, the sharper tones eliminated by the pitch shift. It sounded like a drunken toad. When I didn’t answer right off, the toad repeated the question, so slow I heard his lips smack between words.
“How smart a chak ar...e you?”
“Not smart enough to avoid getting stuck in the middle of this. Where’s Misty?”
He ignored the question. “Someone thought you’d know what to do with the case. Any idea who brought it to you?”
“No. Where’s Misty?”
Another smack. “Any theories?”
“No.” The only thing I did know was that by the time he reached me, there wasn’t much left of him. But why share everything with an anonymous toad?
“If you find out, I’d really like to know.” I think he believed me.MoreLess
The voice was ocean-deep, modified electronically, the sharper tones eliminated by the pitch shift. It sounded like a drunken toad. When I didn’t answer right off, the toad repeated the question, so slow I heard his lips smack between words.
“How smart a chak ar...e you?”
“Not smart enough to avoid getting stuck in the middle of this. Where’s Misty?”
He ignored the question. “Someone thought you’d know what to do with the case. Any idea who brought it to you?”
“No. Where’s Misty?”
Another smack. “Any theories?”
“No.” The only thing I did know was that by the time he reached me, there wasn’t much left of him. But why share everything with an anonymous toad?
“If you find out, I’d really like to know.” I think he believed me.MoreLess
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