The Devil in Gray (2016)
“I checked the historical records at City Hall. John Mason’s great-great-grandfather was Hiram P. Mason, who was manager out on Cudahy’s tobacco plantation out near Tuckahoe. He served as a captain in Heth’s division in the First Army Corps during the Civil War, November 1863–May 1864.
Decker went over to the window and looked down at Grace Street. It was only a few minutes past noon and—unlike him—nobody had a shadow. The street looked bright and unreal, like a scene from The Bodysnatchers. For all he knew, the So-Scary Man was down there, too, walking right through the crowds, unseen, unnoticed, on his way to murder another victim. On his way to murder him, if Cathy was right.
He was driving slowly along St. James Street when he saw Junior Abraham’s brother Treasure walking toward him, with three other young men and a girl with cornrow hair and the tightest white jeans that he had ever seen. She looked as if she were naked and her legs had simply been painted white. He pulled into th...e curb and put down the window.MoreLess
Decker went over to the window and looked down at Grace Street. It was only a few minutes past noon and—unlike him—nobody had a shadow. The street looked bright and unreal, like a scene from The Bodysnatchers. For all he knew, the So-Scary Man was down there, too, walking right through the crowds, unseen, unnoticed, on his way to murder another victim. On his way to murder him, if Cathy was right.
He was driving slowly along St. James Street when he saw Junior Abraham’s brother Treasure walking toward him, with three other young men and a girl with cornrow hair and the tightest white jeans that he had ever seen. She looked as if she were naked and her legs had simply been painted white. He pulled into th...e curb and put down the window.MoreLess
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