Blackjack by Tom Becker

Author:Tom Becker
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Scholastic
Published: 2012-01-12T05:00:00+00:00

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As the warden looked down at Harry, the faintest hint of a smile ghosted across the creature’s face. With a deliberate slowness, it placed its foot on the boy’s hand and began to push. Harry gritted his teeth, aware of the sound of his knuckles cracking. It was all he could do to hang on.

There was an ear-splitting roar, and suddenly the warden went flying past Harry towards the asylum floor. As the boy felt his grip faltering, a shaggy hand reached down and grabbed his shirt, hauling him back up on to the platform. Harry found himself face to face with Carnegie – the private detective’s face covered in a hairy, feral mask.

“Thanks,” Harry panted. “That was a close one.”

There was no sign of recognition in the wereman’s eyes, only malevolent craving. Fearful that Carnegie might attack him, Harry tensed. The wereman barked dismissively, then turned and loped away across the platform, diving headlong into a melee of wardens.

As he caught his breath, Harry inspected his wounded hand. It was covered in an ugly purple bruise, but it didn’t appear to be broken. To his right, Marianne buried a punch in a warden’s stomach, then ran the creature through on her sword. She strode over to Harry.

“You all right?” she asked crisply. Her blue hair was flecked with blood – as far as Harry could tell, none of it hers. He nodded.

“Then back to it, nephew,” she said, gesturing at another wave of wardens charging up the staircase. “We’re far from finished yet.”

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