Twelve Minutes to Midnight by Christopher Edge

Author:Christopher Edge [Edge, Christopher]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Usernet, C429, Kat, Extratorrents
ISBN: 9780857630513
Publisher: Nosy Crow
Published: 2011-01-19T13:00:00+00:00

The same unsettling certainty she had seen in the other patients’ writings haunted these words, but the meaning of them was lost in the minds of the Bedlamites. Placing the paper back on the table, Penelope moved towards the nearest row of cabinets. Lady Cambridge had stolen these papers for a reason and she was determined to find out why.

Under the glare of the dim yellow bulb hanging overhead, the golden grain of the oak cabinet glowed slightly. The narrow filing cabinet was fronted by nine drawers, each with a brass handle with a name holder above it. Penny pulled out the drawer at the level of her waist, the printed label in the name holder reading “1903”. The drawer rolled open to reveal a stack of index cards, disappearing back into the depths of the cabinet. It looked like some kind of library catalogue. Penny drew out a card from the crowded drawer. Bringing it into the light, she saw clipped fragments of the patients’ writings, carefully pasted on to the card.

… with twin propellers, man launches into the sky on slender wings … Oliver and Wilbur Wright, pilots of the future … at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, the Flyer soars …

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