Rainbow snippet - and a bit of mega squee

[charlie_cochrane]

Totally appropriate for today's rainbow snippet to come from Game of Chance from the anthology Capital Crimes, because Peter James (!) has written a wonderful foreword for it, including this reference to my story. "An army deserter threatens to kill another soldier." The other soldier is Jonty Stewart, of course.

“What’s your name?” Jonty asked, when the silence became unbearable.
“What’s it to you?”
“I’d like to know who’s going to shoot me.”
The soldier grinned, revealing a set of uneven teeth. “North. Harry North. And what’s the name of the man I’m going to shoot?”
“Jonty Stewart. Doctor, Jonty Stewart, only I’m not a medical one.” He forced a smile. “What did you do before you joined up?”
“Furniture maker. Cabinets, chests of drawers and the like. Properly crafted, not shite like this.” He ran his free hand over the rough table top. “Shoddy work. It’s all shoddy stuff, in a shoddy building.”

Comments

[p.t. wyant (from livejournal.com)]

Interesting snippet. I hope you post more from this story because I'm intrigued. (I love his disapproval of the shoddy work.)

[charliecochrane.livejournal.com]

There's some more of it here. http://charliecochrane.livejournal.com/524339.html

[alexisjane.livejournal.com]

That is most definitely squee-worthy! I'm so excited to read this one...my poor Jonty in peril!! I may even be tempted to read some of the other stories in the book ; ) xx

[charliecochrane.livejournal.com]

LOL Thanks, my dear. I need to read the others - am totally distracted by the latest Len Tyler and a volume of TE Lawrence's letters. Once I come up for air I'll be dipping in.

[stevie-carroll.livejournal.com]

Excellent snippet there.

[charliecochrane.livejournal.com]

Ta, love.

[eglantine-br.livejournal.com]

Oh Jonty! I wonder how many thousand times in his life he has been told not to 'get clever.' I don't like to think of him in such a place alone. I imagine he will somehow talk his way to safety. After all he is clever. (And brave, and good, and deserving of hugs and sticky desserts...)

[charliecochrane.livejournal.com]

Aw, yes he is. And that gob of his - and inquisitive nature - do get the toad into trouble. But clearly all will be well as this is on eve of embarkment and he must have made that!

[dianne hartsock (from livejournal.com)]

Curious little chat they're having. Love it! Think I need to read more of this story. :)

[charliecochrane.livejournal.com]

My work here is done! :)

[clarelondon.livejournal.com]

Ohh the tension! :) (am reading the antho at the moment! *g*)

[charliecochrane.livejournal.com]

Ooh. I hope you're enjoying it.

Snippet

[raissa phoenix (from livejournal.com)]

I like the dynamic between these two!

Re: Snippet

[charliecochrane.livejournal.com]

Thanks, Raissa!

[jana-denardo.livejournal.com]

Oh my that's tense.

[charliecochrane.livejournal.com]

It was tense writing, it, too!

[jana-denardo.livejournal.com]

I believe that.

[elin-gregory.livejournal.com]

Shooting? I certainly hope not.

[charliecochrane.livejournal.com]

Poor Jonty - he does have a habit of getting into scrapes!