Murdle, Jr: Excerpt, Cover Reveal, and Puzzle!
G.T. Karber
'"Dry your eyes, kiddo," Jake said. "I’ll find your missing pencil."'
'"Dry your eyes, kiddo," Jake said. "I’ll find your missing pencil."'
"Hana comes out of the restroom in search of mooring, her gait made unsteady by a tumult of memories."
"Weird how the body can drive without you, how there is a stranger in your brain that keeps you from drifting across the center line while you are somewhere else."
"The beetles could help her disappear, but not in the same way the others had. She would do it for a better life."
"And now I’m putting my plan into action. Starting today, I am going to really get back at you humans."
"xxxx"
"There’s a little bit to unwrap here, but in essence, they want you to take part in a social experiment of sorts."
"I can’t leave her. I can’t lose her."
"There’s a palpable sense of comfort, knowing that they will soon be sick enough to fade into an unconscious haze."
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