"Laura Anne Gilman - Retrievers 04 - Burning Bridges" - читать интересную книгу автора (Gilman Laura Anne)

Chapter Nine

Chapter Ten

Chapter Eleven

Chapter Twelve

Chapter Thirteen

Chapter Fourteen

Chapter Fifteen

Chapter Sixteen

Chapter Seventeen

Chapter Eighteen

Chapter Nineteen

Chapter Twenty

Chapter Twenty-One

Chapter Twenty-Two

Chapter Twenty-Three


One
January 23rd 6:25pm

Fresh snow could make even the dingiest, most urban part of Manhattan into a magical place. The
colors and noises all faded away, the cityтАЩs usual frenetic pace slowing to a more studied waltz of snow
falling, white against the bare black limbs of trees and outlines of buildings. Drifts pushed up against
maildrop boxes, covered fire hydrants, and shut down traffic except for the unstoppable city buses and
madman-driven taxi cabs zipping through the night.
 It might have been lovely, but Wren Valere wasnтАЩt paying attention to the scenery. She was a
professional working her craft. Or trying to, anyway. Two new high-end locks had hit the market,
supposedly proof against the тАЬbump-and-enterтАЭ method, and she wanted to make sure she understood
how they worked before she actually encountered one in the field, when time might be against her. In her
particular profession, you didnтАЩt get many second chances, and Wren was pretty sure the past twelve
months had used up all the ones she was going to get in a lifetime.

Sometimes, honestly, she didnтАЩt know what got into her. For a mind-her-own-business Retriever, sheтАЩd
spent a hell of a lot of time muddling around in things she should have left alone. Curses and politics and
meetings , for GodтАЩs sake.