The Elephant of Surprise
Joe R. Lansdale
"The night was dark, wet, and cold, and the rain was coming down hard."
"The night was dark, wet, and cold, and the rain was coming down hard."
"When Elena Ramirez limped into the ridiculously large office with the ridiculously over-the-top views, she braced for the inevitable."
"After lunch they sat down in the office."
"The vast machinery of law enforcement was put to work."
"Yes, I have problems with being mistaken for a cop."
"This time the e-mail contained no words, only an attachment labelled betrayal.jpeg."
"Peter asked a few more questions about Embla and became noticeably interested when she told him about her work in the mobile unit."
"I love walking by myself in the woods."
"I’ve always resisted attributing prophetic qualities to dreams."
"He died in front of my very eyes, this strange and disagreeable gentleman."
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