Twisted Prey
John Sandford
"Above them, in the trees, a man had been watching with binoculars."
"Above them, in the trees, a man had been watching with binoculars."
"In the course of his career, James Bond had been held up and threatened in this sort of way literally dozens of times—often, as now, by a total stranger."
"The veteran controller had worked planes with communications trouble, aircraft that had strayed off course, and even emergencies, but no one had ever disobeyed an instruction before."
"'You won’t let any of the bad people hurt Aunt Alex, will you?' she asked, her features and tone suddenly turning anxious."