Chapter 21: November 11th, 1926

"After closing a major real estate deal in Florida, our gang opens some new doors."

Clad in a dress that was equal parts filigreed plate mail and diaphanous billows of silk, Astrid Qvistsjö knelt on the carpeted floor of her first-class compartment and bobbed her head to the relentless rhythm rising up from below.Clickety-clack. Clickety-clack....

Angels And Insects

"Sometimes, cheap thrills can cost more than you bargain for..."

Marcus woke just before dawn, hunger squirming through his guts, angrily twisting; burrowing deeper like a maggot gnawing away at his rotten core. He stumbled to the bathroom, barely making it in time to vomit the remains of last night’s...