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The Poison in His Veins
(2023)(The second book in the Detective Inspector Benedict Paige series)
A novel by Joshua Black
Revenge never tasted sweeter…Her legs wobbled beneath her. ‘Oh my God.’
A man, entirely naked, sat at the base of a tree, his legs splayed out, his head drooped to one side, a gag over his mouth, the whiteness of his flesh stark against the dark bark of the tree trunk.
‘Is he dead?’ she whispered.
‘No, look, he’s still breathing.’
They took tentative steps towards him, fearing, perhaps, a trick of some sort or a trap.
‘Christ, he’s been beaten up.’
Yes, she could see it now, the bruising on his face, the black eye, the cut lip.
She touched his shoulder and was shocked by how cold he was to the touch. This man was almost dead. A spiel of bloody spittle dropped from his mouth.
He had dark, lanky hair, and, on his left shoulder, a large tattoo of an eagle, its wings spread wide. There were no clothes, no phone, no bag, nothing to tell anyone who this unfortunate man was.
Whoever he was, he had a tale to tell, and someone, some sick bastard, needed to be punished for this. She just hoped the poor man lived long enough to find his voice and bring the bastard to justice.
Genre: Mystery
A man, entirely naked, sat at the base of a tree, his legs splayed out, his head drooped to one side, a gag over his mouth, the whiteness of his flesh stark against the dark bark of the tree trunk.
‘Is he dead?’ she whispered.
‘No, look, he’s still breathing.’
They took tentative steps towards him, fearing, perhaps, a trick of some sort or a trap.
‘Christ, he’s been beaten up.’
Yes, she could see it now, the bruising on his face, the black eye, the cut lip.
She touched his shoulder and was shocked by how cold he was to the touch. This man was almost dead. A spiel of bloody spittle dropped from his mouth.
He had dark, lanky hair, and, on his left shoulder, a large tattoo of an eagle, its wings spread wide. There were no clothes, no phone, no bag, nothing to tell anyone who this unfortunate man was.
Whoever he was, he had a tale to tell, and someone, some sick bastard, needed to be punished for this. She just hoped the poor man lived long enough to find his voice and bring the bastard to justice.
Genre: Mystery
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