Joe Cotter
The van crawled up the hill, keeping a safe distance from Jessica's Dodge Dart. Cotter slowed and pulled over, as Jessica parked and got out.
"She's heading to the apartment." Billy spoke in a high-pitched singsong.
Cotter grunted.
Billy shook his head. "Man, she's gonna run now."
"Maybe it's for the best."
Billy stared at him. "But what about—"
"Billy." Cotter struggled to keep his voice low and even. "What did I tell you before?"
Billy's face furrowed in thought. "If she runs, we follow?"
"Right."
"And the others?"
Cotter raised a hand and dropped it. "We'll cross that bridge when we come to it."
"So . . . just keep watching her for now?"
Cotter looked at Billy. "You catch on quick, Sport."
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The Planck Factor
Mystery / ThrillerOn a dare, grad student Jessica Evans writes a thriller, creating a nightmare scenario based upon the theory that the speed of light is not a constant-one that has a dark application. Her protagonist (the fiancé of a scientist killed in a car crash)...
