The Joker

Rosa Marina

The beach at Rosa Marina had always been a good spot for Daniel. Cabin cruisers and yachts of the new euro millionaires would come and weigh anchor in the bay. All of society seemed to gather here along the shore in the afternoon sun: the good-looking teenagers of the alta borghese, the Russians, Germans and …

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A Dealer in Texas

Irresistible… let’s go! Where we goin’? – Westward Ho! Around one hundred fifty years after the famous battle and just a few before George W Bush land-slid into the Governor’s house, Julia visited the Alamo mission. If this fact on its own does not appear germane to the following story, it could be argued that …

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Part One – Vegas

When he awoke from the nightmare, his body was still in it, and his legs where were he’d left them, thrashing around under the sheet; somehow he forced himself up and staggered, naked, into the bathroom. He turned on the basin tap and threw water over his face. Then he turned, staring down at the …

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Part Two – Egypt

Felicia was not prepared for the hubbub as they exited the airport. However, Omar had booked a car to pick them up. “You’re staying at the Fairmont,” he said. “It’s not far from here, and the meetings are just down the road.” The Fairmont was a modern hotel on the outside, but its interior was …

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