Not that I ever heard.”, “Then he has never sought your . “Oh, for God’s sake,” he muttered, and twisted the knob and pushed. Plenty of folks knew Whit was coming back today. “Two birds. “I suppose.” She withdrew her fingers from her hair. Sometimes his characters despaired, or suffered world-weary cynicism - they were always self-aware. “Calico Nash? She smiled, tapped him on the mouth with the tip of her index finger. Perhaps the most interesting reading of the book is as a forecast of the central ethical dilemma of WWII. An early Graham Greene novel that is entertaining if a little light-weight. My day is steadily improving, wouldn’t you say?”. He’s loved her his whole life, but will he ever be able to tell her how he feels? In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. When the book starts, she is undercover as a prostitute in a brothel. Joe was still shaking his head when he turned. Use your head, Amos.” He looked to Katie for an explanation. “Company.” He cocked his head, listened, and held up two fingers. “That’s all right by me,” she said. Honey tilted her head in the direction of the room on her right. Something went wrong. "This Gun for Hire," (1936) is an early-career British crime drama/thriller by much honored twentieth century English author/screen writer Graham Greene (The Third Man.,The End Of The Affair (Vintage Classics)).The book is set in England, a country then unhappily anticipating the start of World War II. Now he's her last hope. Quill recalled that he had been greeted warmly when he entered the house, but not by the madam. 8vo. She did not permit herself to glance at the wardrobe, although she doubted Whit’s friends would have noticed. Eric Ambler. Strawberry. Her warm breath tickled. Unfortunately I found myself aching to put this book down and pick up something else. You're listening to a sample of the Audible audio edition. Her long fingers were still not long enough to completely circle his wrists. I also know there is no righting that wrong, but avenging it appealed to me. “Are you all right?” he asked. From below stairs, he heard Mrs. Fry calling for Honey. “Remind me not to drink from that bottle.”. Recommended. I recommend it because Calico and Quill were just so good together and they made for good characters to follow. She held out her hand for his hat and gun belt, neither of which he gave her. She cocked an eyebrow at him. There are no discussion topics on this book yet. Standing in front of him, she held out the glass. The madam smiled brightly if a shade stiffly. “It’s red,” Quill said. There are other external conflict tossed in too, though really, Quill and Calico had no hurdles to climb. Out of the corner of his eye, Quill saw the madam step away from her place beside the upright piano, where she had been turning pages for one of the girls. “What did you do to him?”, “Beat him about the head with my peashooter.”, Joe laughed. While well-fleshed out characters are required ingredients for any good story, Greene goes overboard and the story drags and suffers as a result. Katie Nash did not show herself in the narrow opening, but neither did she close it. He was polite and honorable. He nodded, looked her over. I don't read that many Western romances, but this one intrigued me from the preview chapter. Surviving The Forest (A WW2 Historical Novel, Based on a True Story of a Jewish Hol... 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Quill had no answer for that, at least not one that he cared to entertain now, so he merely shrugged. Reviewed in the United States on November 8, 2015. “And you could be all of those things to him.”, “After a fashion. I warned you not to interfere.”, He frowned. I spoke to Doc Maine later and learned for myself about the extent of Miss Cole’s injuries, and then I went to speak to Miss Cole herself. His chest jumped slightly as quiet laughter rumbled through him. The barrel just cleared his tooled leather holster when they both shot him. The author's books were very well-written, highly literate; greatly honored; much praised by the critics, and enjoyed a wide readership, frequently being best sellers. Kidnapped! Her dry response raised Quill’s smile. But I absolutely loved this one! You are not going to bleed to death.” She permitted him a short grunt when she toed him a little harder, but after that he was quiet and she removed her foot. Refresh and try again. He’s the sheriff.”, “All right.” He observed that his agreement seemed to make her more suspicious, not less. All rights reserved. That could only mean that something else was afoot. What sort of name is it?”. Quill did not join in, although the woman beside him did. “He’s really here,” the taller one said. He had the broad shoulders and barrel chest befitting a man of his height. “Here’s how it is, Joe. Amos started to reach for Chick’s legs and then stopped abruptly. “He has been known to rampage. “Do you mind? She had managed to subdue him while he was still wearing his union suit, but even that was unbuttoned to the navel. His eyes were still closed. “What is it I can do for you, Mr.—” She stopped and made a pouty face. Please try your request again later. Be the first to ask a question about This Gun for Hire. Also, he was drawn to blondes. “I wasn’t sure you would let me in,” he said. “You don’t have to listen to her,” he said. . The brothel was as quiet as it had been when Whit came calling. Her fingers were long and slender, the nails short but buffed. Will you be—” He did not finish his sentence because she gave him a withering look. She was a new fact, and her presentation damn near took his breath away. (not yet rated) He watched them until they started down the stairs, and then he backed into the room and closed the door. There was also a story about a runaway girl with the unlikely name of Strawberry and one about mistaken identities and an evil blind date. Quill nodded slowly. Whitfield had a chest of hair like a grizzly. She did, holding it in her left hand so she could grip it properly without interference from the derringer. It kept him hopeful. Sex before marriage in that era was made believable by the kind of unconventional people they were. He sucked in his lips as he took a deep breath. Still don’t.”, “Yes.” Quill sneezed. When she did, he settled more deeply in his chair, the picture of self-control and containment while every one of his senses was alert to a danger he could not quite identify. nothing. The woman standing on the lip of the uppermost step had none of the physical features that he typically admired. The banters are playful and sexy, although don't carry so much heat, tension and angst like those in her other books. I'm going home to the Shenandoah Valley to find my pa--if he's even still alive.". “Isn’t that so . I would do it, but my knee aches something fierce and it’s making me cranky. She nodded to each in turn, one half a head taller than she, the other at eye level. Whitfield lifted his hat, slicked back his hair with the palm of his hand, and then replaced the black Stetson. Instead, the .36 caliber Remington rested on the windowsill, far outside of Whit’s reach should he free himself. Katherine?”, Quill turned sharply toward her. Are we done?”. He waited several long beats before he pushed at the door a third time. Quill was an intriguing hero who wasn't completely alpha. Even as he stood there blocking their view, they tried craning their necks and standing on tiptoes to see over his shoulders. What other reviewers saw as delightful banter, I saw as ridiculous conversation that did nothing to add to the story.
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