Sunday, December 16, 2018

Book Excerpt for the Day


    He picked up the brass tablet and stuck it under his arm.  Natalie gave him a neutral look.

    “Taking it for an outing?  Get some air?” she asked.

    “I guess it’s kind of silly … I mean, if I leave it in the car, the chances of it being stolen are higher than someone breaking in here.  And I can’t carry it to dinner, like some latter-day Moses.”

    “You can do whatever you like, sweetie.  I won’t laugh, no matter how weird it gets.  You can wear my underwear if you want,” she assured him with a look of complete insincerity.

    (from The Voynich Cypher by Russell Blake)

  8*/10.  The complete review is here.
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