Taking his bronze warrant disc from his pocket, Max placed it on the desk, next to the Beretta. Getting to his feet, he looked around the empty room, silently praying for some kind of last-minute reprieve. When none was forthcoming, his gaze returned to the disc.
That could actually come in quite handy, now and again.
Retrieving the disc, Max dropped it on top of the comic and closed the box.
‘Time to go.’
Picking up his belongings, he headed for the door, head bowed.
For Catherine and Cate
Acknowledgements
Many people have helped to bring my man Max, blinking furiously, into the light.
In particular, I would like to thank: Andrea von Schilling, Celso F. Lopez, Peter Lavery and Michael Doggart.
Above all, I would like to thank Chris McVeigh for just getting the damn thing done.
The author
James Craig is a writer and consultant living in London.
This is his first Max Drescher novel. He also writes an ongoing series about London detective John Carlyle
Novels
London Calling
Never Apologise, Never Explain
Buckingham Palace Blues
Then We Die
The Last Temptation
Shoot to Kill
Sins of the Fathers
Nobody’s Hero
Short stories
The Enemy Within
What Dies Inside
The Hand of God
www.james-craig.co.uk
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