Corrector (44 page)

“Hello?” he asked, half expecting it to be Karin with some question regarding their wedding reparations.  She tended to call several times a day.

“Jake Waters?” asked a voice he hadn’t heard in some time and had hoped not to hear again.  There was no question in his mind that he was speaking with Susan Carlson.

Jake didn’t spend any time wondering how she had figured out who he really was.  There were many ways it might have been done.  The question was, what did she want?

“Speaking,” he replied cautiously.

“I know this call must be upsetting for you.  I can tell that you recognize my voice.  This isn’t what you might expect.  Jake, I really need your help on something.”

Bob Blink

This book is a work of fiction.  Names, characters, places, and incidents are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locals, or persons, living or dead, is coincidental.

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2013 by Robert Blink

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Proof Release:                            March 2013

First Release:
                            March 2013

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Once again I need to thank Bill Maggiora and Doug Burr for their initial reading of the book and the ideas and technical expertise they passed to me to help with the story.  As before, Jean Wilson and my wife Evelina spent long hours working through the draft to sort out the typos and grammatical errors.  I'd be lost without these inputs.  Many thanks.  Hopefully I got them all without introducing more as I corrected the final draft.

              Timelines

             
The Second Compound

             
Wizard's Blood [Part One]

             
Wizard's Blood [Part Two]

             
Reversal

              Split Creek

             
EndRun