Perfect People by Peter James

Author:Peter James [James, Peter]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Fiction, Thrillers, General, Science Fiction, Mystery & Detective
ISBN: 9781466845411
Google: 8LYPeru3pm4C
Amazon: B00DK43OC4
Barnesnoble: B00DK43OC4
Publisher: Macmillan
Published: 2013-09-01T05:00:00+00:00

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John sat on a chair in the children’s room, preparing to read to them as he did every night. Over the past few weeks he had read them The Gruffalo, Pooh Bear stories, ‘Cinderella’, ‘Rumpelstiltskin’, and various Mister Men stories.

They just lay silently in their cots, eyes open; he had no idea whether they were listening. And they never gave any reaction when he finished.

After he had kissed them goodnight, he walked heavy-heartedly downstairs and mixed himself a drink in the kitchen. Naomi was on the phone to her mother.

A strange thought suddenly crossed his mind. Were the children punishing them for what they had done? For tampering with their genes? He dismissed that, instantly. Then he took his drink through to his den and sat down in front of his laptop, and watched a dozen new emails appear.

One was from his chess opponent, Gus Santiano, in Brisbane.

Damn. It must have been a week at least since the man’s last move. Guiltily, he opened it.

You bastard! Where the hell did you come up with a move like that from? Have you been taking some tablets this past week? Having coaching? Getting some personal help from Kasparov? I concede, mate. Your turn to open the next game.

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