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Pearl Saga

The cover for part 2 of the Pearl Saga series.
Novel | Pearl Saga

Shell Game – Chapter 20 – The Meeting

Bybcropp November 29, 2021November 23, 2021

Evan Gold raised himself out of his armchair and walked to the front door. A moment later, Harold Huber stormed into the living room. Evan noticed the strangled playbill in Harold’s hand. He made a mental note to have Sophie send The Webster’s front desk a nice gift for promptly delivering the message to Harold…

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The cover for part 2 of the Pearl Saga series.
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Shell Game – Chapter 19 – Vermont Man

Bybcropp November 28, 2021December 8, 2021

Claire spun around, making a quick assessment of the spartan furnishings. Her eyes finally landed back on Evan. She stared at him with pity. “Didn’t she get you flustered? Is she someone I need to worry about?” Evan looked up at Claire, smiled, took off his hat, and tossed it on the lonely table by…

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Shell Game – Chapter 18 – Mysterious Car

Bybcropp November 27, 2021November 23, 2021

The fog was an opaque white wall, much thicker than when Evan first ventured out earlier that evening. Cones of luminance spread out from the streetlamps providing the only direction in the night. The haze erased the stars and moon, making the night sky seem like a ghostly ceiling pressing in on them. The lonely…

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Shell Game – Chapter 17 – Connections

Bybcropp November 26, 2021November 23, 2021

“I’m surprised to see you. Twice in one day!” Claire Porter said as she let Evan into her apartment. She dressed in the same yellow housecoat, and her feet wore slippers capped with peacock feathers on their toes. However, her face bore a light coat of makeup, and her hair looked fixed, so Evan wasn’t…

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Shell Game – Chapter 16 – Lauren Bacall

Bybcropp November 25, 2021November 23, 2021

It was a long half-hour before Evan Gold left his office to go about his evening. The sun was down before Evan decided to leave his office. The air was thick and clung to everything. Evan looked up at a streetlight and noticed wisps of impossibly tiny droplets swirling in the light. The fog was…

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The cover for part 2 of the Pearl Saga series.
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Shell Game – Chapter 15 – Ten G’s

Bybcropp November 24, 2021November 23, 2021

Evan stared at the brown-suited man sleeping peacefully on his office floor and shook his head before searching his pockets. Harold Huber was not carrying anything close to ten-thousand dollars. Evan thought the offer was too good to be true, yet he was mildly disappointed since he’d never seen that much money in one place…

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Shell Game – Chapter 14 – Harold Huber

Bybcropp November 23, 2021November 23, 2021

It took a while for Evan to make his way back to the office.  His conversation with Claire Porter had gotten under his skin the way only a woman could accomplish.  He didn’t like it.  He didn’t appreciate her damsel-in-distress routine and the obvious pull at his emotions.  However, there seemed to be some truth…

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Shell Game – Chapter 13 – Claire’s Story

Bybcropp November 13, 2021November 22, 2021

Claire Porter drew a deep breath and walked away from the window before continuing. “I met Mr. Charles at The Broadway like we’d arranged, like I told you and Mr. Silver that morning, and we went for a walk.  It was damp, and I got chilled, so I asked that we go by my hotel…

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Shell Game – Chapter 12 – Claire Porter

Bybcropp November 12, 2021November 9, 2021

Evan stepped up to the bank of apartment buzzers at the front door of The Walnut Grove Apartments and double-checked the apartment before pressing the button.  Sure enough, WOLF was the name above the buzzer. “Who is it?” Came a woman’s voice over the tiny speaker. “Evan Gold, Miss Wolf.” A moment later, Evan heard…

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Shell Game – Chapter 11 – Evan’s Vision

Bybcropp November 11, 2021November 9, 2021

Evan turned south on Commercial toward the new residence of Molly Brandt or Wolf.  He hoped she could keep this new name long enough for them to meet again. As he made his way through the foggy streets, he attempted to assemble the odd-shaped pieces of the past twenty-four hours.  The picture was missing more…

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