Night Squad

Authors: David Goodis

Genres:

Read ebook

Rating:

9/10 (3 votes)

Your rating:

/10 Rate

9/10
3

/10
Your: Rate

“As it hit him, the pain in his head went away. Then the twinge went away and the other pain came again, throbbing along the side of his head where Donofrio had clouted him, and also the searing pain in his ribs where Donofrio had kicked him. In the elevator he pushed the street-floor button. As the elevator went down he leaned back against the wall, shaking his head slowly. He had no specific thoughts, just a negative feeling, everything on the gloomy side. The elevator came to a stop. Co...rey got out and walked slowly along the corridor. As he approached the doorway on the Banker Street side of city hall, he saw a framed poster on the wall. It showed a blue-uniformed policeman smiling cheerily and pointing to a large rubbish can. The caption read, “Let's Keep This City Clean.” Underneath the caption there was a penciled comment consisting of two words. On Banker Street, walking toward a taxi stand, Corey took out a handkerchief and wiped sweat from his face. It was cold sweat.MoreLess Read More Read Less