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Chapters (95)
  1. Title Page
  2. Copyright
  3. Dedication
  4. Epigraph
  5. One
  6. Two
  7. Three
  8. Four
  9. Five
  10. Six
  11. Seven
  12. Eight
  13. Nine
  14. Ten
  15. Eleven
  16. Twelve
  17. Thirteen
  18. Fourteen
  19. Fifteen
  20. Sixteen
  21. Seventeen
  22. Eighteen
  23. Nineteen
  24. Twenty
  25. Twenty-One
  26. Twenty-Two
  27. Twenty-Three
  28. Twenty-Four
  29. Twenty-Five
  30. Twenty-Six
  31. Twenty-Seven
  32. Twenty-Eight
  33. Twenty-Nine
  34. Thirty
  35. Thirty-One
  36. Thirty-Two
  37. Thirty-Three
  38. Thirty-Four
  39. Thirty-Five
  40. Thirty-Six
  41. Thirty-Seven
  42. Thirty-Eight
  43. Thirty-Nine
  44. Forty
  45. Forty-One
  46. Forty-Two
  47. Forty-Three
  48. Forty-Four
  49. Forty-Five
  50. Forty-Six
  51. Forty-Seven
  52. Forty-Eight
  53. Forty-Nine
  54. Fifty
  55. Fifty-One
  56. Fifty-Two
  57. Fifty-Three
  58. Fifty-Four
  59. Fifty-Five
  60. Fifty-Six
  61. Fifty-Seven
  62. Fifty-Eight
  63. Fifty-Nine
  64. Sixty
  65. Sixty-One
  66. Sixty-Two
  67. Sixty-Three
  68. Sixty-Four
  69. Sixty-Five
  70. Sixty-Six
  71. Sixty-Seven
  72. Sixty-Eight
  73. Sixty-Nine
  74. Seventy
  75. Seventy-One
  76. Seventy-Two
  77. Seventy-Three
  78. Seventy-Four
  79. Seventy-Five
  80. Seventy-Six
  81. Seventy-Seven
  82. Seventy-Eight
  83. Seventy-Nine
  84. Eighty
  85. Eighty-One
  86. Eighty-Two
  87. Eighty-Three
  88. Eighty-Four
  89. Eighty-Five
  90. Eighty-Six
  91. Eighty-Seven
  92. Acknowledgements
  93. About the Author
  94. Also by David Swinson
  95. Thank you for buying this ebook, published by Hachette Digital.

It’s a decent half hour before panic sets in—being hit with the realization that I’ll run out of blow before I can find more. This is not a pleasant place to be. Last thing I wanna do is rush into something and get caught up in a situation I might not be able to talk my way out of or even walk my way out of. Busting into Jeffrey’s apartment like that is a good example of acting without fully thinking it through. Who knows how bad I fucked it for Millhoff? I actually feel sick about it, but what can I do except let it take its crooked course? I’m not worried about the burglary leading to me. In fact that’s the last thing I’m worried about. I’m more worried about the homicide investigation and, even more important, having to fucking re-up. There is too much going on around me, though. I was on the fucking news. I don’t need this, especially now.

In the kitchen I recoil, thinking I see Jeffrey there again, wrecked on the floor with blood all over him. I did this, somehow. I brought this.

Thirteen

Thirteen

I allow myself a very small bump—no thought, no effort. Yes, elevation, and a certain…reassurance. There it is. But it can only feel that way when you know there’s more to come. I have more. But I need more.

I gotta get my mind off this. Think about the case.

I hop in the car and make my way to a record store I used to frequent. The owner sells some old vinyl and CDs, but mostly new. I hope he’s smart enough, and decent enough, to buy from the right people. He always seemed straight up. But you never know. I could’ve been buying stolen shit from him for all I know. I’m sure Hurley will get around to checking out the record store, too. Maybe he already has, but I need to do something or I’ll just sit around here and burn through my stash. Fucking can’t have that. Where would I be then?

Probably up to something stupid.