Signal
“It hit him as abruptly as the rush of cold air they encountered when the automatic doors sucked open.
“Dammit,” he whispered.
“What?”
They were still moving, slowing now, crossing the broad entryway that opened up to the central space beyond. Dryden stopped.
The library was essentially one giant room, sixty by sixty feet, with white stucco columns here and there supporting the ceiling. The different sections of the place—reading area, bookshelves, periodical racks, computer terminals—were all v...isible from anywhere in the room. And the place was packed, 3:10 on a Saturday afternoon.
“What is it?” Marnie asked.
Dryden swept his eyes over the space. There might have been fifty people or more. Two-thirds of them were kids. Of the adults, most seemed to be there with their children, but more than a few of the grown-ups were by themselves. There were men browsing the shelves or the magazine racks, or seated at computers. They wore jeans or shorts, with their shirts untucked and hanging loose.MoreLess
“Dammit,” he whispered.
“What?”
They were still moving, slowing now, crossing the broad entryway that opened up to the central space beyond. Dryden stopped.
The library was essentially one giant room, sixty by sixty feet, with white stucco columns here and there supporting the ceiling. The different sections of the place—reading area, bookshelves, periodical racks, computer terminals—were all v...isible from anywhere in the room. And the place was packed, 3:10 on a Saturday afternoon.
“What is it?” Marnie asked.
Dryden swept his eyes over the space. There might have been fifty people or more. Two-thirds of them were kids. Of the adults, most seemed to be there with their children, but more than a few of the grown-ups were by themselves. There were men browsing the shelves or the magazine racks, or seated at computers. They wore jeans or shorts, with their shirts untucked and hanging loose.MoreLess
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