James Pyles's Blog, page 181
November 20, 2017
The Vengeful
It was late when Mikiko Kojima checked into the Four Seasons Hotel at 900 N. Michigan in Chicago. The building was known as Bloomingdale’s given the shopping establishment’s significant presence, including its name on the structure. It contained some of the most upscale stores in the nation and the rather luxurious hotel in which Mikiko […]
November 19, 2017
The Mantis Project
Miles turned his head in a 270 degree arc. His vision was so much more acute than it had been, especially in the very center. It was thrilling, astounding. Then he looked at his hands. They weren’t hands anymore, although they had adaptations that would let him hold objects. New muscles on his back […]
November 18, 2017
A Son of Kristallnacht
Moshe Katz was trudging home late from his clock repair shop. It was so hard to believe this could happen in Dortmund. Just weeks ago, all the Jews who the Germans believed came from Poland were expelled in a single night. His good friend and neighbor Gersz Blass, his wife Else and their three little […]
Death Visits Mexico
“Seems your U-boat made the wrong turn.” Figured German was the only language he and I had in common. Hate in his eyes confirmed it though he was also looking down the barrel of my Colt .38. Heard about the Nazi sub sinking off Mexico’s west coast. He’d made it to San José el Huayate […]
November 17, 2017
Pursuit
The body of a young woman has been found in the River Thames in Reading. Thames Valley Police said the corpse was found shortly before 10:00 GMT on Tuesday morning, near the Thames Lido. She has not yet been identified but officers believe she may have been a recently arrived undocumented immigrant. Police are currently […]
November 16, 2017
Predators in Haven
She couldn’t believe he’d done it again, the assassin-for-hire known to international law enforcement agencies as Hellspite had eluded the American FBI, CIA, and even the unnamed British Agency she was on loan to. Mikiko Jahn was a unique individual. Six years ago, she nearly died in a nuclear power plant accident and would […]
My Only Night With You
“…I swear you get better looking with every year…your sexual peak, your full figure physique…” Every year in the Spring, the Queen of the West gave a banquet. It was opulent beyond the dreams of avarice, but the Queen had great wealth which she administered for the benefit of her people. At the banquet every […]
November 15, 2017
Burning Bridges
Devon had been lucky to get away before the police came. The bounty hunter killed or maimed twelve heavily armed men when she escaped. He got away with a broken arm. Time to erase his tracks both in Chicago and here in Iowa City. It would look like an accidental oven fire. All records […]
November 13, 2017
The Colonials
“Wallace, I’ve seen your evidence and the supporting papers, but they don’t explain one critical piece of information.” “Like if the Chinese had visited America frequently and in numbers from 1,300 BC until 500 AD, why didn’t they colonize, right Hendricks?” This was a frequent argument between the British and Native American archeologists, however Hendricks […]
Hellspite
“Why the bloody hell wasn’t I notified earlier? Never mind that. I want every available agent to comb Orly. Thomas might still be in the airport. And get people on her daughter’s disappearance. I don’t mean the local police, I mean our people. Tell them they don’t need warrants, they just need to produce results.” […]
