The French Job (Act1, Book1, Chapter6)
Chapter -6- The French Job _June 19, 1999, 10:45 local time_ _Lyon, France_ ... **"We need to fit in and look like we're from the eighties."** Karla held binoculars up to her eyes, gazing through the window of their fourth floor hotel room. "Why...
The Heist (Act1, Book2, Chapter9)
**Chapter -9- The Heist** _ _ _September 5, 1:10am PDT 1913 Rotunda Building, Natural History Museum Los Angeles, California_ ... ** Fox Parker placed his index finger** against his right ear and whispered, "Almost there." Suspended by his...
Teaming Up (Act1, Book2, Chapter4)
**Chapter -4- Finding Survivors** _August 31, 8:30 pm, PDT San Francisco, California_ ** Fox Parker pulled up in front of a mansion in Pacific Heights.** "Okay. We're going to switch cars then I'm going to drop you off anywhere you want to...
Building Bridges (Act1, Book1, Chapter2)
Chapter -2- Building Bridges _June 2, 1999, noon New York City_ ... ** Karla ground her teeth together** in frustration. "Hold your ears," she told Chance. "And keep your eyes forward, babe." She leaned back, head against the cheap vinyl headrest....
The Beast and the Burden (A1, B1,C20)
Chapter -20- The Beast and the Burden _July 10, 1999 - 3:30pm Miami_ ... **"If you want us to help you, you've got to help us."** Karla Chintzy folded her arms beneath her generous bust. The Chinese man looked down, possibly in shame or possibly...
Course Corrected (Act1, Book2, Chapter18)
**Chapter -18- Course Corrected** _4:10am PDT East San Francisco_ ... ** "Nathan!" ** Karla glanced around the empty warehouse. She balled her hands into fists and sighed. Donovan restored the loose knot of his tie. He pulled his cufflinks...
The Spider And The Fly (A1, B1, C12)
Chapter -12- The Spider And The Fly _June 23, 2:05pm, PDT_ _San Francisco, California_ ... **They crashed against something solid** , Karla draped over Chance in the dark. He lay still in the darkness. He felt the floor flush against his...
New Order of the Ages (A1, B1, C10)
Chapter -10- Novus Ordo Seclorum _June 23, 1999, 11:58pm__ _ _Tunguska, Russia_ **Sinopa Parker, from where she sat in the passenger seat,** **shuffled her sonogram photographs**** **into a neat pile in her lap. She slid them into an envelope...
The Unwilling Thrall (A1, B1, C13)
Chapter-13- The Unwilling Thrall _Celestial Realm_... **Tamamo-no-Mae** trotted through the foliage. The nine-tailed fox lifted her head to a tall tree, eyed the lowest branch, and leapt into the air. Her claws scratched at the tree, scrambling...
Spread Thin (A2, B2, C16 - FINALE)
Chapter -16- Spread Thin _Monday, January 15, 2024 - 3:30pm EST Miami, Florida_ ... ** Collobulous narrowed his gaze ** then passed the binoculars to Rufus. "What do you think?" "Damn, look at that thing." Rufus rubbed his jaw with his left...
Puzzle Pieces (Act1, Book2, Chapter3)
**Chapter -3- Puzzle Pieces** _ _ _An hour before sunset San Francisco, California_ ... ** With a sigh of relief and content,** Karla slumped back against wall-mounted shelving. She rested her canary-kissed head against a stack of laser jet...
Make Like Dillinger (Act2, Book2, Chapter1)
**Esoteric Chronicles** Act 2, Book 2 **_Family Bonds_** . Chapter -1- Make Like Dillinger _December 8, 2023 - 8am PST San Francisco Bay Aboard the "Busty Belle"_ ... ** Karla glared with a moue of disgust** , looking from the spider on her...