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‘Even if that means waging another jihad?’
Where all the regular punters hung out.
cantilevered
Leviticus
hubris.
putz.’
coquettish
haute couture.’
But in a country this corrupt, with a bad legal system, nothing had ever been done about his misdeeds.
script kiddie.
egress…’
‘Sitrep.
he knew that a moral line had been crossed here.
bladed
berm
— Alhamdulillah
ruggedised
helo
Jack Bauer
sodium-vapour streetlamps,
amorphous
smelling salts
range and trajectory and windage.
Betraying a benefactor was a big taboo in Malay culture. It was considered shameful.
My life is forfeit.
into
‘My life is well and truly forfeit.
It’s about his family. Can’t you see? This right here is our chance to do something good. Something decent.
then pressed his hand against his heart. It was a traditional Malay gesture of appreciation.
mikes.’
duplicity
ingress?’
‘This is nothing more but a fancy prison.’
smoko
This made it all worthwhile. Doing something good. Doing something… righteous.
Nancy thought of Danielle, of her pretty green eyes and the worry she buried deep inside herself. The idea that came out, ever so softly over the years, that Danielle considered herself unlovable. Nancy’s fault for not being the mother her daughter deserved.
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“He needs someone who will test his complacency,” her aunt said. “Janet caters to him.”
Never reveal your emotions to the enemy.
taciturn
insurrection.
squashed
plumb
The living room door opened. Lean and rangy, Lenny’s friend entered wearing torn and faded blue jeans, a stained red tee shirt and dirty runners. He looked disreputable and completely untrustworthy.
injunction
dossier
haring
Her mother gave her a hard glance. Phoebe looked away first. Leaving those children at the mercy of enemy combatants was not something Phoebe could allow herself to think about.
stringently
