tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90627623976151752812011-12-12T21:38:03.880-08:00This is a serialized novel by writer Dan Jolley. "Redeemer's Law" was written twelve years ago, and is now being revised and updated; it is presented here with in-progress editing notes by the author.DAN JOLLEYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16082943779915835855noreply@blogger.comBlogger511100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9062762397615175281.post-19166841714467713222009-07-05T19:53:00.000-07:002009-07-05T20:02:34.704-07:00

IF THIS IS YOUR FIRST VISIT TO THE REDEEMER’S LAW PROJECT, YOU ARE COMING INTO THE STORY ALREADY IN PROGRESS. YOUR EXPERIENCE HERE WILL BE FAR LESS CONFUSING IF YOU USE THE CHAPTER INDEX ON THE RIGHT TO GO BACK TO THE INTRODUCTION. OR AT LEAST TO THE PROLOGUE.EPILOGUETwo days later.8:30 p.m.Dressed in a baggy sweatsuit, wearing a thick cast on his leg and walking on crutches, Matt flickered into

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IF THIS IS YOUR FIRST VISIT TO THE REDEEMER’S LAW PROJECT, YOU ARE COMING INTO THE STORY ALREADY IN PROGRESS. YOUR EXPERIENCE HERE WILL BE FAR LESS CONFUSING IF YOU USE THE CHAPTER INDEX ON THE RIGHT TO GO BACK TO THE INTRODUCTION. OR AT LEAST TO THE PROLOGUE.CHAPTER 48Starting at the roof of the apartment building next to the LaCroix and moving in concentric circles outward, a raw, frigid wind

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IF THIS IS YOUR FIRST VISIT TO THE REDEEMER’S LAW PROJECT, YOU ARE COMING INTO THE STORY ALREADY IN PROGRESS. YOUR EXPERIENCE HERE WILL BE FAR LESS CONFUSING IF YOU USE THE CHAPTER INDEX ON THE RIGHT TO GO BACK TO THE INTRODUCTION. OR AT LEAST TO THE PROLOGUE.CHAPTER 47Chief Resident Carla Gates walked swiftly along a corridor in Gavring Medical’s emergency center, staring at a patient’s

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IF THIS IS YOUR FIRST VISIT TO THE REDEEMER’S LAW PROJECT, YOU ARE COMING INTO THE STORY ALREADY IN PROGRESS. YOUR EXPERIENCE HERE WILL BE FAR LESS CONFUSING IF YOU USE THE CHAPTER INDEX ON THE RIGHT TO GO BACK TO THE INTRODUCTION. OR AT LEAST TO THE PROLOGUE.CHAPTER 46Matt’s world slowed down as Simon turned loose his hold on Diedra. The space between her body and his finger-tendrils as he

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IF THIS IS YOUR FIRST VISIT TO THE REDEEMER’S LAW PROJECT, YOU ARE COMING INTO THE STORY ALREADY IN PROGRESS. YOUR EXPERIENCE HERE WILL BE FAR LESS CONFUSING IF YOU USE THE CHAPTER INDEX ON THE RIGHT TO GO BACK TO THE INTRODUCTION. OR AT LEAST TO THE PROLOGUE.CHAPTER 45Simon Grove let the woman thud to the floor and dropped to his knees next to her. He peeled his severed finger off his face and

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IF THIS IS YOUR FIRST VISIT TO THE REDEEMER’S LAW PROJECT, YOU ARE COMING INTO THE STORY ALREADY IN PROGRESS. YOUR EXPERIENCE HERE WILL BE FAR LESS CONFUSING IF YOU USE THE CHAPTER INDEX ON THE RIGHT TO GO BACK TO THE INTRODUCTION. OR AT LEAST TO THE PROLOGUE.CHAPTER 44Vessler waited for them at the Jeep, which he’d parked in a dark alley behind a Blockbuster Video. Matt and Scott, the bulky

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IF THIS IS YOUR FIRST VISIT TO THE REDEEMER’S LAW PROJECT, YOU ARE COMING INTO THE STORY ALREADY IN PROGRESS. YOUR EXPERIENCE HERE WILL BE FAR LESS CONFUSING IF YOU USE THE CHAPTER INDEX ON THE RIGHT TO GO BACK TO THE INTRODUCTION. OR AT LEAST TO THE PROLOGUE.CHAPTER 433:36 a.m.The dancing blue-white of a television screen was the only light visible in the house, which looked exactly as Vessler

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IF THIS IS YOUR FIRST VISIT TO THE REDEEMER’S LAW PROJECT, YOU ARE COMING INTO THE STORY ALREADY IN PROGRESS. YOUR EXPERIENCE HERE WILL BE FAR LESS CONFUSING IF YOU USE THE CHAPTER INDEX ON THE RIGHT TO GO BACK TO THE INTRODUCTION. OR AT LEAST TO THE PROLOGUE.CHAPTER 42Hours passed by in the darkness, and the skeleton of the Hargett Theatre stood silent. The nearby highway was practically

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IF THIS IS YOUR FIRST VISIT TO THE REDEEMER’S LAW PROJECT, YOU ARE COMING INTO THE STORY ALREADY IN PROGRESS. YOUR EXPERIENCE HERE WILL BE FAR LESS CONFUSING IF YOU USE THE CHAPTER INDEX ON THE RIGHT TO GO BACK TO THE INTRODUCTION. OR AT LEAST TO THE PROLOGUE.CHAPTER 41Stover Fitz, also known as The Map Man, really hadn’t expected to see Satan that night.Stover groaned and pulled the newspapers

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IF THIS IS YOUR FIRST VISIT TO THE REDEEMER’S LAW PROJECT, YOU ARE COMING INTO THE STORY ALREADY IN PROGRESS. YOUR EXPERIENCE HERE WILL BE FAR LESS CONFUSING IF YOU USE THE CHAPTER INDEX ON THE RIGHT TO GO BACK TO THE INTRODUCTION. OR AT LEAST TO THE PROLOGUE.CHAPTER 40Garrison Vessler had tried to fall asleep, couldn’t, and sat up in bed, groping for the TV remote. He scanned through the

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IF THIS IS YOUR FIRST VISIT TO THE REDEEMER’S LAW PROJECT, YOU ARE COMING INTO THE STORY ALREADY IN PROGRESS. YOUR EXPERIENCE HERE WILL BE FAR LESS CONFUSING IF YOU USE THE CHAPTER INDEX ON THE RIGHT TO GO BACK TO THE INTRODUCTION. OR AT LEAST TO THE PROLOGUE.CHAPTER 39In his room at a Best Western in Chattanooga, Tennessee, Garrison Vessler unknotted his tie, slipped it off his neck, and slumped

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IF THIS IS YOUR FIRST VISIT TO THE REDEEMER’S LAW PROJECT, YOU ARE COMING INTO THE STORY ALREADY IN PROGRESS. YOUR EXPERIENCE HERE WILL BE FAR LESS CONFUSING IF YOU USE THE CHAPTER INDEX ON THE RIGHT TO GO BACK TO THE INTRODUCTION. OR AT LEAST TO THE PROLOGUE.CHAPTER 38The air next to the Plowman’s tractor shimmered and went blue just as he was climbing down from the seat. The Plowman leaned

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IF THIS IS YOUR FIRST VISIT TO THE REDEEMER’S LAW PROJECT, YOU ARE COMING INTO THE STORY ALREADY IN PROGRESS. YOUR EXPERIENCE HERE WILL BE FAR LESS CONFUSING IF YOU USE THE CHAPTER INDEX ON THE RIGHT TO GO BACK TO THE INTRODUCTION. OR AT LEAST TO THE PROLOGUE.CHAPTER 37Sheree Baker’s smile soared to maximum wattage as the theme music ended. Camera One stayed tight on her as she gazed out over the

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IF THIS IS YOUR FIRST VISIT TO THE REDEEMER’S LAW PROJECT, YOU ARE COMING INTO THE STORY ALREADY IN PROGRESS. YOUR EXPERIENCE HERE WILL BE FAR LESS CONFUSING IF YOU USE THE CHAPTER INDEX ON THE RIGHT TO GO BACK TO THE INTRODUCTION. OR AT LEAST TO THE PROLOGUE.CHAPTER 36Fields wasn’t there when Simon got back. Probably off getting food or something. Simon stamped his feet on the front porch and

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IF THIS IS YOUR FIRST VISIT TO THE REDEEMER’S LAW PROJECT, YOU ARE COMING INTO THE STORY ALREADY IN PROGRESS. YOUR EXPERIENCE HERE WILL BE FAR LESS CONFUSING IF YOU USE THE CHAPTER INDEX ON THE RIGHT TO GO BACK TO THE INTRODUCTION. OR AT LEAST TO THE PROLOGUE.CHAPTER 35Matt went up to his apartment the traditional way: through the lobby, up the elevator, down the hall, through the door. Rain

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IF THIS IS YOUR FIRST VISIT TO THE REDEEMER’S LAW PROJECT, YOU ARE COMING INTO THE STORY ALREADY IN PROGRESS. YOUR EXPERIENCE HERE WILL BE FAR LESS CONFUSING IF YOU USE THE CHAPTER INDEX ON THE RIGHT TO GO BACK TO THE INTRODUCTION. OR AT LEAST TO THE PROLOGUE.CHAPTER 34The rain slowed and trickled out of the sky in a gray, depressing haze as Matt parked the Monte Carlo in the LaCroix’s private

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IF THIS IS YOUR FIRST VISIT TO THE REDEEMER’S LAW PROJECT, YOU ARE COMING INTO THE STORY ALREADY IN PROGRESS. YOUR EXPERIENCE HERE WILL BE FAR LESS CONFUSING IF YOU USE THE CHAPTER INDEX ON THE RIGHT TO GO BACK TO THE INTRODUCTION. OR AT LEAST TO THE PROLOGUE.CHAPTER 33Simon Grove shut off the engine of Brenda Jorden’s brown Ford in the parking lot of the shiny new high-rise next to the LaCroix

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IF THIS IS YOUR FIRST VISIT TO THE REDEEMER’S LAW PROJECT, YOU ARE COMING INTO THE STORY ALREADY IN PROGRESS. YOUR EXPERIENCE HERE WILL BE FAR LESS CONFUSING IF YOU USE THE CHAPTER INDEX ON THE RIGHT TO GO BACK TO THE INTRODUCTION. OR AT LEAST TO THE PROLOGUE.CHAPTER 32Matt and Diedra stayed there in the room for about half an hour. They helped Glory put together several other jigsaw puzzles and

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IF THIS IS YOUR FIRST VISIT TO THE REDEEMER’S LAW PROJECT, YOU ARE COMING INTO THE STORY ALREADY IN PROGRESS. YOUR EXPERIENCE HERE WILL BE FAR LESS CONFUSING IF YOU USE THE CHAPTER INDEX ON THE RIGHT TO GO BACK TO THE INTRODUCTION. OR AT LEAST TO THE PROLOGUE.CHAPTER 31Zach Feygen visited Nathan Pittman in the hospital in mid-afternoon.He’d received a call twenty minutes earlier. Nathan had

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IF THIS IS YOUR FIRST VISIT TO THE REDEEMER’S LAW PROJECT, YOU ARE COMING INTO THE STORY ALREADY IN PROGRESS. YOUR EXPERIENCE HERE WILL BE FAR LESS CONFUSING IF YOU USE THE CHAPTER INDEX ON THE RIGHT TO GO BACK TO THE INTRODUCTION. OR AT LEAST TO THE PROLOGUE.CHAPTER 30They headed out of the city, Matt’s big old Monte Carlo rumbling beneath them. For the first five minutes or so the silence

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IF THIS IS YOUR FIRST VISIT TO THE REDEEMER’S LAW PROJECT, YOU ARE COMING INTO THE STORY ALREADY IN PROGRESS. YOUR EXPERIENCE HERE WILL BE FAR LESS CONFUSING IF YOU USE THE CHAPTER INDEX ON THE RIGHT TO GO BACK TO THE INTRODUCTION. OR AT LEAST TO THE PROLOGUE.CHAPTER 29At first Diedra couldn’t tell if her eyes were open or not. She blinked several times, touched her eyes with her fingers, and

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IF THIS IS YOUR FIRST VISIT TO THE REDEEMER’S LAW PROJECT, YOU ARE COMING INTO THE STORY ALREADY IN PROGRESS. YOUR EXPERIENCE HERE WILL BE FAR LESS CONFUSING IF YOU USE THE CHAPTER INDEX ON THE RIGHT TO GO BACK TO THE INTRODUCTION. OR AT LEAST TO THE PROLOGUE.CHAPTER 28While Greg Thatcher and Darius Clay traded verbal punches, Diedra stood outside Matt’s door in the hallway, her back pressed to

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IF THIS IS YOUR FIRST VISIT TO THE REDEEMER’S LAW PROJECT, YOU ARE COMING INTO THE STORY ALREADY IN PROGRESS. YOUR EXPERIENCE HERE WILL BE FAR LESS CONFUSING IF YOU USE THE CHAPTER INDEX ON THE RIGHT TO GO BACK TO THE INTRODUCTION. OR AT LEAST TO THE PROLOGUE.CHAPTER 27The opening sequence cut to the Good Morning Sheree logo over the studio audience as the theme music finished playing. At Camera

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IF THIS IS YOUR FIRST VISIT TO THE REDEEMER’S LAW PROJECT, YOU ARE COMING INTO THE STORY ALREADY IN PROGRESS. YOUR EXPERIENCE HERE WILL BE FAR LESS CONFUSING IF YOU USE THE CHAPTER INDEX ON THE RIGHT TO GO BACK TO THE INTRODUCTION. OR AT LEAST TO THE PROLOGUE.CHAPTER 26Matt came dragging back into the LaCroix Building with his eyelids at halfmast. His side hurt, his chest hurt, he had a swiftly

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IF THIS IS YOUR FIRST VISIT TO THE REDEEMER’S LAW PROJECT, YOU ARE COMING INTO THE STORY ALREADY IN PROGRESS. YOUR EXPERIENCE HERE WILL BE FAR LESS CONFUSING IF YOU USE THE CHAPTER INDEX ON THE RIGHT TO GO BACK TO THE INTRODUCTION. OR AT LEAST TO THE PROLOGUE.CHAPTER 25Dusk, and Simon’s eyes opened again.The memories hung there, and he walked through them: the woman, the apartment—he winced—the

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IF THIS IS YOUR FIRST VISIT TO THE REDEEMER’S LAW PROJECT, YOU ARE COMING INTO THE STORY ALREADY IN PROGRESS. YOUR EXPERIENCE HERE WILL BE FAR LESS CONFUSING IF YOU USE THE CHAPTER INDEX ON THE RIGHT TO GO BACK TO THE INTRODUCTION. OR AT LEAST TO THE PROLOGUE.-- DANCHAPTER 24Matt walked into the old Sears Building—officially known as City Hall East—that afternoon, asked a few questions, and was

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IF THIS IS YOUR FIRST VISIT TO THE REDEEMER’S LAW PROJECT, YOU ARE COMING INTO THE STORY ALREADY IN PROGRESS. YOUR EXPERIENCE HERE WILL BE FAR LESS CONFUSING IF YOU USE THE CHAPTER INDEX ON THE RIGHT TO GO BACK TO THE INTRODUCTION. OR AT LEAST TO THE PROLOGUE.-- DANCHAPTER 23For close to an hour Matt crouched on the roof of a Wal-Mart, grinding his teeth and hurting and hating.What if it was

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IF THIS IS YOUR FIRST VISIT TO THE REDEEMER’S LAW PROJECT, YOU ARE COMING INTO THE STORY ALREADY IN PROGRESS. YOUR EXPERIENCE HERE WILL BE FAR LESS CONFUSING IF YOU USE THE CHAPTER INDEX ON THE RIGHT TO GO BACK TO THE INTRODUCTION. OR AT LEAST TO THE PROLOGUE.-- DANCHAPTER 22The Plowman sat at his desk. He wore a terry cloth bathrobe and soaked his feet in a vibrating hot-water foot massager. His

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IF THIS IS YOUR FIRST VISIT TO THE REDEEMER’S LAW PROJECT, YOU ARE COMING INTO THE STORY ALREADY IN PROGRESS. YOUR EXPERIENCE HERE WILL BE FAR LESS CONFUSING IF YOU USE THE CHAPTER INDEX ON THE RIGHT TO GO BACK TO THE INTRODUCTION. OR AT LEAST TO THE PROLOGUE.-- DANCHAPTER 21Simon dropped away from another truck onto an ill-lit section of street.He straightened his clothes, set off at an easy

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IF THIS IS YOUR FIRST VISIT TO THE REDEEMER’S LAW PROJECT, YOU ARE COMING INTO THE STORY ALREADY IN PROGRESS. YOUR EXPERIENCE HERE WILL BE FAR LESS CONFUSING IF YOU USE THE CHAPTER INDEX ON THE RIGHT TO GO BACK TO THE INTRODUCTION. OR AT LEAST TO THE PROLOGUE.-- DANCHAPTER 20Matt’s thoughts spun in his head as he drove back to the LaCroix. He’d originally intended to go to the basement before he

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IF THIS IS YOUR FIRST VISIT TO THE REDEEMER’S LAW PROJECT, YOU ARE COMING INTO THE STORY ALREADY IN PROGRESS. YOUR EXPERIENCE HERE WILL BE FAR LESS CONFUSING IF YOU USE THE CHAPTER INDEX ON THE RIGHT TO GO BACK TO THE INTRODUCTION. OR AT LEAST TO THE PROLOGUE.-- DANCHAPTER 19Matt caught up with the mugger underneath a small stone bridge leading out of the park. Harsh streetlights illuminated the

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IF THIS IS YOUR FIRST VISIT TO THE REDEEMER’S LAW PROJECT, YOU ARE COMING INTO THE STORY ALREADY IN PROGRESS. YOUR EXPERIENCE HERE WILL BE FAR LESS CONFUSING IF YOU USE THE CHAPTER INDEX ON THE RIGHT TO GO BACK TO THE INTRODUCTION. OR AT LEAST TO THE PROLOGUE.-- DANCHAPTER 18Brenda Jorden was born in Shinehull, Georgia, a barely incorporated little collection of truck stops, diners, brothels, and

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IF THIS IS YOUR FIRST VISIT TO THE REDEEMER’S LAW PROJECT, YOU ARE COMING INTO THE STORY ALREADY IN PROGRESS. YOUR EXPERIENCE HERE WILL BE FAR LESS CONFUSING IF YOU USE THE CHAPTER INDEX ON THE RIGHT TO GO BACK TO THE INTRODUCTION. OR AT LEAST TO THE PROLOGUE.-- DANCHAPTER 17“I’ve got a fix!” Scott Charles shouted, staring at the display screen. Brenda Jorden and Ned Fields, who’d been watching a

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IF THIS IS YOUR FIRST VISIT TO THE REDEEMER’S LAW PROJECT, YOU ARE COMING INTO THE STORY ALREADY IN PROGRESS. YOUR EXPERIENCE HERE WILL BE FAR LESS CONFUSING IF YOU USE THE CHAPTER INDEX ON THE RIGHT TO GO BACK TO THE INTRODUCTION. OR AT LEAST TO THE PROLOGUE.-- DANCHAPTER 16Matt held the door of the club open for Diedra. She flashed him an appreciative smile as she began digging in her purse for

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IF THIS IS YOUR FIRST VISIT TO THE REDEEMER’S LAW PROJECT, YOU ARE COMING INTO THE STORY ALREADY IN PROGRESS. YOUR EXPERIENCE HERE WILL BE FAR LESS CONFUSING IF YOU USE THE CHAPTER INDEX ON THE RIGHT TO GO BACK TO THE INTRODUCTION. OR AT LEAST TO THE PROLOGUE.-- DANCHAPTER 15Nathan Pittman made the turn out of his subdivision and drove away from his home, slowly and more or less aimlessly. He

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IF THIS IS YOUR FIRST VISIT TO THE REDEEMER’S LAW PROJECT, YOU ARE COMING INTO THE STORY ALREADY IN PROGRESS. YOUR EXPERIENCE HERE WILL BE FAR LESS CONFUSING IF YOU USE THE CHAPTER INDEX ON THE RIGHT TO GO BACK TO THE INTRODUCTION. OR AT LEAST TO THE PROLOGUE.-- DANCHAPTER 14Diedra herself felt adrift, somewhere far away and warm and comforting.Objective, objective, stay objective. She decided to

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IF THIS IS YOUR FIRST VISIT TO THE REDEEMER’S LAW PROJECT, YOU ARE COMING INTO THE STORY ALREADY IN PROGRESS. YOUR EXPERIENCE HERE WILL BE FAR LESS CONFUSING IF YOU USE THE CHAPTER INDEX ON THE RIGHT TO GO BACK TO THE INTRODUCTION. OR AT LEAST TO THE PROLOGUE.-- DANCHAPTER 13Friday night came, and Matt Sinclair tried very hard not to sweat.Diedra had a first-floor apartment, two doors past the

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IF THIS IS YOUR FIRST VISIT TO THE REDEEMER’S LAW PROJECT, YOU ARE COMING INTO THE STORY ALREADY IN PROGRESS. YOUR EXPERIENCE HERE WILL BE FAR LESS CONFUSING IF YOU USE THE CHAPTER INDEX ON THE RIGHT TO GO BACK TO THE INTRODUCTION. OR AT LEAST TO THE PROLOGUE.-- DANCHAPTER 12Later that night Diedra sat on the edge of her bed while her cat, a gray tabby named Elmer, rubbed around her ankles and

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IF THIS IS YOUR FIRST VISIT TO THE REDEEMER’S LAW PROJECT, YOU ARE COMING INTO THE STORY ALREADY IN PROGRESS. YOUR EXPERIENCE HERE WILL BE FAR LESS CONFUSING IF YOU USE THE CHAPTER INDEX ON THE RIGHT TO GO BACK TO THE INTRODUCTION. OR AT LEAST TO THE PROLOGUE.-- DANCHAPTER 11The bell sounded, signaling the end of another day in hell.Nathan stood, gathered his books under one arm, and walked out

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IF THIS IS YOUR FIRST VISIT TO THE REDEEMER’S LAW PROJECT, YOU ARE COMING INTO THE STORY ALREADY IN PROGRESS. YOUR EXPERIENCE HERE WILL BE FAR LESS CONFUSING IF YOU USE THE CHAPTER INDEX ON THE RIGHT TO GO BACK TO THE INTRODUCTION. OR AT LEAST TO THE PROLOGUE.-- DANCHAPTER 10At 12:22 that afternoon, Diedra Shikari stood in the hallway outside Matt Sinclair’s apartment and stared at the door. She

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IF THIS IS YOUR FIRST VISIT TO THE REDEEMER’S LAW PROJECT, YOU ARE COMING INTO THE STORY ALREADY IN PROGRESS. YOUR EXPERIENCE HERE WILL BE FAR LESS CONFUSING IF YOU USE THE CHAPTER INDEX ON THE RIGHT TO GO BACK TO THE INTRODUCTION. OR AT LEAST TO THE PROLOGUE.-- DANCHAPTER 9Despite the weather services’ forecasts of scattered showers, the next morning dawned with an intensely blue sky, marred

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IF THIS IS YOUR FIRST VISIT TO THE REDEEMER’S LAW PROJECT, YOU ARE COMING INTO THE STORY ALREADY IN PROGRESS. YOUR EXPERIENCE HERE WILL BE FAR LESS CONFUSING IF YOU USE THE CHAPTER INDEX ON THE RIGHT TO GO BACK TO THE INTRODUCTION. OR AT LEAST TO THE PROLOGUE.-- DANCHAPTER 8That night, Jake Friskel’s breath hung unexpectedly in the air before him as he kept a lookout. It flickered and danced

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PLEASE NOTE: IF THIS IS YOUR FIRST VISIT TO THE REDEEMER’S LAW PROJECT, YOU ARE COMING INTO THE STORY ALREADY IN PROGRESS. YOUR EXPERIENCE HERE WILL BE FAR LESS CONFUSING IF YOU USE THE CHAPTER INDEX ON THE RIGHT TO GO BACK TO THE INTRODUCTION. OR AT LEAST TO THE PROLOGUE.-- DANCHAPTER 7“Creep. Bastard. Bastard.”Tracy hugged herself and stared out at the parking lot. Her cheek had begun to darken

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PLEASE NOTE: IF THIS IS YOUR FIRST VISIT TO THE REDEEMER’S LAW PROJECT, YOU ARE COMING INTO THE STORY ALREADY IN PROGRESS. YOUR EXPERIENCE HERE WILL BE FAR LESS CONFUSING IF YOU USE THE CHAPTER INDEX ON THE RIGHT TO GO BACK TO THE INTRODUCTION. OR AT LEAST TO THE PROLOGUE.-- DANCHAPTER 6A little more than sixteen hours after Kaveyah Wilson called the police, a 1981 red-and-primer Camaro squealed

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Zach Feygen took yet another swallow of coffee and ran his fingers across his smooth, deep-brown scalp. He hadn’t slept in thirty-nine hours and his skin had begun to take on a grayish cast, in striking contrast to the red of his eyes. He sat in front of a desk in an office at City Hall East, across from a small, slender white man with gray hair. Feygen felt exquisitely uncomfortable.The

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Morning broke on a day of hazy sunlight.On a badly-maintained two-lane road off 1-75, north of Atlanta, Garrison Vessler rode in the back seat of a Lincoln Town Car, simultaneously reading a newspaper and talking on a cell phone. Two men in gray suits and dark glasses occupied the front seats.A front page story dealt with the “mysterious black-clad vigilante” who had allegedly prevented a couple

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The next day, hundreds of miles from the Hargett Theatre, Anna Grove twisted a crocheted pillow cover in her hands. Her voice shook a little. She’d been talking for some time.“I don’t know what to do anymore. I don’t know where he goes at night.”The man she spoke to took a long puff on his pipe. “I wish I knew what to tell you. He’s been out of my league for a while now.”A moth tap-tapped against

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Hours passed, and light fled from the city.Muted sounds of late-night Atlanta traffic drifted over the theatre’s wrecked walls as two men stood silently, waiting: one very tall, milk-pale, and pitifully skinny, the other shorter, black, and nearly twice as broad as his companion. Standing side by side, they looked a little like the number 10. A mingled stench of garbage and urine drifted around

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Preoccupied and a little nervous, Matt Sinclair locked his apartment door behind him and walked down the ninth-floor hallway of the LaCroix Building to the elevator. It opened with a thunk and an off-key chime after a brief wait, and Matt stepped inside.Tonight’s the night. Tonight’s the debut.He knew he was ready for it. Still...his stomach had been uneasy all day, and he had a few hours to go

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The Plowman, whose current mouth could no longer pronounce his real name, sat in the den of his Kansas farmhouse and planned the death of a man he’d never met. Or maybe two men; he didn’t know yet for certain.A false image of his brother sat across from him, on the couch. “All right,” said the image. “Give me the names again, the ones to keep an eye on.”The Plowman had begun to think of his

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Hi – I’m Dan Jolley, and this is my first novel, Redeemer’s Law.I wrote this book twelve years ago, at the tender age of twenty-five. At that point, I had been writing professionally, off and on, for six years, but everything I had done was in the field of comic books. After a comics deal went particularly sour, I decided to develop something all on my own – no editors, no co-writers, no artists

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