Career of Evil (Cormoran Strike, #3)

by Robert Galbraith

That was when he became the friend in need, the avuncular stranger. Not all men are like that, darling. You deserve better. Let me walk you home. Come on, I’ll give you a lift. You could do almost anything with them if you made them forget you had a dick.

In vino veritas,

In wine there is truth

abattoir

Good word - means slaughterhouse

He had not intended to wound Elin; he did not enjoy seeing her cry; yet the ability to feel empathetic pain seemed to have closed down. A small part of him, in truth, had been mentally planning his route home as she sobbed.

Not cool Strike.

Labor Omnia Vincit.

Work conquers all

vociferously

Vociferously - Great word vociferous /vōˈsifərəs/ I. adjective (especially of a person or speech) vehement or clamorous • he was a vociferous opponent of the takeover. II. derivatives 1. vociferously /vəˈsif(ə)rəslē / adverb 2. vociferousness /vəˈsif(ə)rəsnəs / noun

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