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When news of an electrical disturbance reaches the Millers Fall Police Department, no one imagined the fate of the officers sent to investigate. Unable to contact their colleagues, the remaining officers plan their own search, but stop as the night sky turns to an amber haze. With five officers missing, Sheriff Mason Palmer is forced to investigate. Anomalies befall the town, worrying its residents. With no explanation of these events, Palmer's only lead appears with Mitchum Hoyt, the leader of a backwoods cult living in isolation. As the investigation deepens, Palmer realises the relevance of Hoyt's preaching. They're coming....

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Publié par	Andrews UK
Date de parution	10 mars 2016
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781785383830
Langue	English
Poids de l'ouvrage	1 Mo

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30                               154 31                               156 32                               165 33                               171 34                               177 35                               180 36                               183 Two Years aer                       184

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he rîg o A M Keen o be îdenîied as e auor o îs work as been assered în accordance wî e Copyrîg, Desîgns and Paens Ac 1998

A rîgs reserved No par o îs pubîcaîon may be reproduced, sored în a rerîeva sysem, or ransmîed, în any orm or by any means wîou e prîor wrîen permîssîon o e pubîser, nor be oerwîse cîrcuaed în any orm o bîndîng or cover oer an a în wîc î îs pubîsed and wîou a sîmîar condîîon beîng împosed on e subsequen purcaser Any person wo does so may be îabe o crîmîna prosecuîon and cîvî caîms or damages

A caracers appearîng în îs work are icîîous Any resembance o rea persons, îvîng or dead, îs purey coîncîdena

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“Ge down!” “Wa? Wa îs î?” Bren peered roug e srubbery as a sma, amber îg appeared în e darkness “ï ooks îke a amp, or orc, or someîng?” He scoured e goom as dîsan ooas broke debrîs aop e woodand Loor Jay suled besîde îm “You see anyone?” Hîs voîce rembed wî every word A sîver passed aong Bren’s spîne he pungen aroma o damp bracken ied e aîr he coo breeze o a ae sprîng swîred wîîn e greenery he canopy above swayed and raed wî eac gus hose ooas drew coser A bîrd cawed în e dîsance, îs ca ecoîng e eng and bread o e woodand ey expored He urned back o Jay “Jus say e e down” he amber gow o a anern îumînaed e eaves “Sî!” Bren conaîned îs ear no onger A man, uge în saure, ed e îsorîc îg source a arm’s eng A ong, wîry beard proruded rom îs jaw Greasy, souder-eng aîr swep across îs ace he gîan’s and emerged, pusîng e wayward srands back Bren rembed as e man sopped, scourîng e area, sînîng e amp în every dîrecîon “Wo’s ou ere?” e gîan soued Hîs voîce beowed wî maîce Bren gasped, odîng îs brea he man squîned, one eye arger an e oer “ï eard you!” ‘Go away! Just go away!’Bren’s eyes cosed An îmage o bo e and Jay appeared wîîn îs mînd Capured by îs beemo, ey ay across îs garganuan souders, carrîed o e dîapîdaed arm rom wence e came here, ey woud be orured and maîmed, îdden rom e res o e word and eîr parens, orever Wy e e adn’ e jus sayed ome and done îs omework?

he man smîed “ï’s no sae ou ere Srange îngs appen în ese woods, îngs you can never îmagîne” he woodand swayed abou em, broug o îe by e rusîng wînds hroug e eaves, e srubbery and e bea o îs own ear, a snap înruded Bren’s ear he man wîped a dîry and across an even dîrîer sîr Even roug e beard, an expressîon o concern appeared A îg Lased “You need o eave wî me, now!” Wîe Lases îumînaed e rees Bren peered rom îs îdîng pace o see eecrîcîy jump beween e surroundîng brances and runks he man, unseed, ooked abou e woodand Hîs ces eaved wî every brea “ï’m warnîng you!” he voage încreased and snapped rougou e area Forked îgnîng joed overead Wînd powered rougou e rees Bren urned over îs souder “We goa run!” “Wa?” Jay crîed, îs voîce no more an a wîsper beînd e roarîng eemens “Now!” Bren aunced rom e ground, drawîng e man’s aenîon “Hey? Hey!” Bren îgnored e voîce, urned îs back and bounded roug e rees Jay oowed “No!” e man beowed îgnîng sreamed across e sky “No!” Bren peered over îs souder‘Keep runnîng! Keep runnîng!’Eecrîcîy rased abou em Ear expoded, sruck by e eemen as î crased down în o e ground Tree bark bew rom e runks, orn by orks a ased beween em A Las, emporary bîndîng, sruck e ground în Bren’s pa, desroyîng e erraîn and searîng soî în o e aîr He umbed sîdeways, pacîng a and down o keep baance “Bren!”

Bren urned Jay, engued by îgnîng, reaced ou o îm Hîs expressîon wîsed wî ear “Hep me!” e screamed Forks ased rom eac dîrecîon, caspîng îs îmbs “God, ep me!” he ground rumbed Jay oted upward îgnîng snapped abou îs body, bîndîng îm în wîe îg Bren dropped, aîng o e ground ace irs îgnîng coîed a îs anke He urned, cawîng a e vegeaîon îg Lased and wrapped abou îs wrîss he burnîng, sîngîng sensaîon sruck în an însan Bren screamed, igîng agaîns e resraîns Hîs skîn smoudered wîîn îs grasp îquîd oozed rom îs od, droppîng o e ear în crîmson sreams îgnîng rased rom eac dîrecîon, graspîng and îtîng îm în o e aîr Jay waîed în e dîsance he bearded man sood, învered în Bren’s eye-îne, wacîng, ony wacîng îg Lased agaîn He swayed, upsîde down, roed by îs bîndîng Haîr danced across îs ace he ground, as unorgîvîng as î was, knocked e wînd rom îs body Bren eaved on împac and roed a dîsance across e damp erraîn He dare no open îs eyes îg burned pînk beyond e eyeîds e screwed su A and grasped îs souder “God, Bren, o sî! ook!” Bren opened îs eyes Wîe îg engued e woodand, îdîng every ree beînd îs beauy From îs aura, ive sîouees emerged, sîm, dark, amos reîgîous wî a graceu approac Wakîng oward em, pams ouward, ey gîded o e aen boys, sî mere sadows agaîns a burnîng îg

A soîary paîr o eadîgs passed în e oer ane, e ony veîce e’d seen în a an our or so Darkness engued e orîzon as e journey conînued, bu e as road sîgn expaîned îs desînaîon no muc urer on he ce pone îged rom îs oder on e das “Agen Cane How are you?” Cane recognîsed e voîce as îs senîor, Dîvîsîon eader Weson “Amos ere, sîr” “Good, good Dîd you ge e dossîer?” Cane ooked o e passenger sea were a brown enveope ay “Yes sîr ï’ve read e brîeing, bu wî gîve î my umos aenîon wen ï arrîve” “Make sure you do, Agen hîs may be e mos împoran assîgnmen anyone as underaken wîîn îs dîvîsîon” “O course, sîr” îgs appeared besîde e road a ooked îke a bar, or moe, or someîng “he rackîng sysem îs expecîng some kînd o conac wîîn e nex ew days, make sure you’re ere” “Does ïne know were, exacy?” “Negaîve, ony a î’s narrowed o a one own and îs surroundîng area” Cane sook îs ead “Okay, sîr eave î wî me As soon as ï ind anyîng ï’ repor back” “Good uck, Cane” “hank you” Cane ended e ca and sîged A wîe sîgn appeared across e road, wecomîng îm o Mîers Fa în eegan eerîng He mîssed e popuaîon he îgs dîd îndeed beong o a moe Cane pued în o e o, now aware o ow îred e’d become he car sîmmered o a sandsî, parked ousîde e neon îg readîng ‘Recepîon’ în a pane wîndow he oer sîgn îumînaed

red roug e darkness, înormîng o vacancîes o be ad îs evenîng he recepîon area appeared cosy Varnîsed Loorboards, paneed was, some kînd o îndoor ree sood vîbran în e corner he bînds abou îm ad been cosed, bu no quîeKîng of Queenspayed ou on e TV, waced by a cerk beînd e desk across e room “Evenîng” he cerk sa uprîg în e caîr Beînd îm a row o keys mouned e wa, and a door o god-knows-were sood ajar “Hî ï’m ookîng or a room îs evenîng” he cerk smîed “You came o e rîg pace, my rîend” He appeared no more an îry years od A weak aemp a acîa aîr cured în paces rom îs upper îp and cîn “We go sandard or uxury avaîabe îs evenîng?” “Wa’s e dîference?” “Wî sandard you ave everyîng you come o expec rom a moe, TV, baroom, e ceera, bu wî uxury your ba îs bîgger, queen-sîzed doube, mînî bar and access o pay per vîew, a încuded” “How muc?” “Sandard îs ity bucks a nîg, uxury nîney ive” “Wow ha’s acuay prey ceap, î you don’ mînd me sayîng?” he cerk auged “ï sure îs hîs woe sîe as been paîd or We ony carge or uîîîes We’re rîg on a crossroads a eads o Por Sandown, Porand, and e varîous oer owns ou o e wes Ceaper rooms în a busy area equa more busîness” “hey ceraîny do ï’ go uxury, pease” “Fanasîc” he cerk Lîpped open a gues book, indîng e nex avaîabe îne “Pop your name and sîgnaure în ere pease” Agen Cane smîed as e grasped a pen and ied ou îs deaîs “No aken e eap în o e weny irs cenury, en?” “Don’ need o Books are jus as good a sorîng daa, a eas or îs pace”