by Drak Bibliophile | Jul 28, 2017 | Collaborators, Snippets
Iron Angels – Snippet 21 Chapter 12 The black woman Alan had snatched from a deserted street in Gary squirmed in the back of the borrowed Chevy Astro, whining and crying, despite her ample bonding. But the khâu ignored her, just as he’d ignored...
by Drak Bibliophile | Jul 26, 2017 | Collaborators, Snippets
Iron Angels – Snippet 20 “Wow, I’m impressed.” He was, actually, a little. “Marine Corps myself. So, are we gonna get along and take care of these investigations? Bust up some crazy cult or something. Bash some skulls?” He wanted...
by Drak Bibliophile | Jul 24, 2017 | Collaborators, Snippets
Iron Angels – Snippet 19 “Jasper knows how to push my buttons.” Johnson’s additions to the conversation had to be for the benefit of ASAC Masters and Agent Black. “Anything else, sir?” Jasper stared at Masters. For a grown man,...
by Drak Bibliophile | Jul 21, 2017 | Collaborators, Snippets
Iron Angels – Snippet 18 Chapter 11 Jasper dropped into the chair opposite Agent Temple Black, and slumped. For some reason, someone insisted on having all the chairs in the conference room at the maximum height. He released the chair from the extreme height...
by Drak Bibliophile | Jul 19, 2017 | Collaborators, Snippets
Iron Angels – Snippet 17 Chapter 10 Carlos Ochoa’s meeting with the police had gone as well as expected. The only problem he foresaw was the waitress, Lali. She kind of understood what he did and where he went, but wouldn’t be able to provide any...
by Drak Bibliophile | Jul 17, 2017 | Collaborators, Snippets
Iron Angels – Snippet 16 “Wait a moment, please,” Vance said. “I didn’t complete my explanation and analysis. What is not ordinary is men using thermite on themselves, and also using such an interesting chemical as a means of...
by Drak Bibliophile | Jul 14, 2017 | Collaborators, Snippets
Iron Angels – Snippet 15 Chapter 9 Jasper pulled up to the Euclid Hotel, the scene of Teresa Ramirez’s rescue as well as the site of the bizarre thermite deaths of the two still unidentified men. And likely to remain unidentified unless Temple’s...
by Drak Bibliophile | Jul 12, 2017 | Collaborators, Snippets
Iron Angels – Snippet 14 “How about a missing person? An abandoned vehicle along Gary Avenue over near the animal control center? Doesn’t mean anything to you?” Pete leaned on the table with both elbows. The approach wasn’t quite as...
by Drak Bibliophile | Jul 10, 2017 | Collaborators, Snippets
Iron Angels – Snippet 13 “Carlos Ochoa,” the short man offered. “Thank you for meeting us today.” Jasper dumped a few drops of cream into the pitch-like coffee, as thick and viscous as ninety weight oil, and probably as tasty. “I...
by Drak Bibliophile | Jul 7, 2017 | Collaborators, Snippets
Iron Angels – Snippet 12 Chapter 7 Temple and Vance stayed at the animal control scene long enough to see the coroner’s van arrive followed by a black SUV. A grumpy looking man with round spectacles exited the van while two women wearing cargo pants and...
by Drak Bibliophile | Jul 5, 2017 | Collaborators, Snippets
Iron Angels – Snippet 11 “Scientific Anomalies Group,” Black said, staring straight ahead as if embarrassed by the name, or not wanting to go into detail. “SAG?” Jasper asked, pronouncing it as an acronym rather than a string of initials....
by Drak Bibliophile | Jul 3, 2017 | Collaborators, Snippets
Iron Angels – Snippet 10 Jasper got out of the van and walked along the road, scanning the tall grass for any signs of activity and making his way toward the driveway leading into the animal control center. That would be the only way to reach the spot the...
by Drak Bibliophile | Jun 30, 2017 | Collaborators, Snippets
Iron Angels – Snippet 09 Chapter 6 In the full light of day, the Euclid Hotel looked just like all the other abandoned buildings in the northwestern part of Indiana. Not crumbling — they were mostly made of brick and solidly built — but forlorn; the...
by Drak Bibliophile | Jun 28, 2017 | Collaborators, Snippets
Iron Angels – Snippet 08 Chapter 5 Buzzing awakened him. Jasper’s heart thumped and he sucked in a quick breath. He glanced over at his clock, the red numbers seeming angry as they displayed four o’clock AM. So, it wasn’t the alarm buzzing. His...
by Drak Bibliophile | Jun 26, 2017 | Collaborators, Snippets
Iron Angels – Snippet 07 Chapter 4 Special Agent Vance Ravel rubbed his eyes. Poring over the data a few months back had been exciting, and on occasion provided some decent leads resulting in instances of anomalous activity. These past few weeks, though?...
