by Sam Millar
‘Okay. Coming.’
Karl quickly hit eject, and removed the warm disc. Reaching for a black felt pen, he scribbled on the disc: ‘one-upmanship’, before slipping the disc inside a protective sleeve.
He smiled, and then made his way back upstairs.
About the Author
Winner of many awards, including the Brian Moore Award for Short Stories, and the Aisling Award for Art and Culture, Sam Millar is the author of highly acclaimed crime novels, several of which have sold internationally. He has also written a bestselling memoir, On the Brinks. His writing has been praised for its ‘fluency and courage of language’ by Jennifer Johnston.
Also by Sam Millar
Fiction
The Darkness of Bones
Dark Souls
The Redemption Factory
Karl Kane novels:
Bloodstorm
The Dark Place
Memoir
On the Brinks
Play
Brothers in Arms
www.millarcrime.com
Copyright
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