A Game of Ghosts by John Connolly

Author:John Connolly
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Atria/Emily Bestler Books

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PARKER DROVE UP TO Middle Street and found a spot near Bull Moose. The store had expanded, and now seemed to have more space for DVDs and Blu-rays than before, although the CD racks had stayed pretty much the same, and there was more vinyl. Whatever the balance, Parker was just glad to see a business that was still thumbing its nose at the death of the record store, and appeared to be doing okay out of it. He even liked the smell of the place, a funk of paper and plastic. He dropped enough money to feel that he was helping the cause, then headed over to Arabica, bought a coffee, and took a seat in the raised area at the back of the café. He was alone.

He watched the cars go by on Spring Street. He thought about Sam. He remembered the night Rachel told him she was pregnant, how he had held her until she slept, almost overwhelmed by feelings of gratitude and fear. He had lost one daughter, and had never imagined being the father to another. Now his life, in ways that he could not entirely explain to another, revolved around Sam.

He was glad to be leaving town. It would distract him from his personal problems. He still wasn’t angry. That, at least, gave him some satisfaction. Getting angry wouldn’t help.

He finished his coffee and got up to leave. The floor felt thin and hollow beneath his feet, as though it must surely disintegrate if more weight were placed on it. Below it—below everything—was only darkness.

Darkness, and the creatures that moved through the honeycomb world.

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