Noose: A Rory Daggett Story (The Buzzard’s Edge Saga Book 1)

by Brennan LaFaro

“Gotta tell you, hoss, I don’t put much stock in magic or hoodoo or whatever.” “I suggest you open your mind a bit, John. All kinds of shit in this world science can’t touch with a ten-foot pole. Nor does it want to.”

I’d heard plenty of stories about him, big as an ox and twice as goddamn mean, but I never saw an ox quite so large as this one.

Some people just had to spit out six words where one would do, even when bleeding into their lungs.

“She can’t talk.” “Can’t or won’t?” “Won’t because she can’t.” I shrugged.

She smiled, then looked down at her feet. Almost like the scene was too grim to bring any joy. I hated watching life steal that away from her.