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The Dead of Night

Random Drabble Word: “Hope”…

Shain E. Thomas

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Please be advised the Jacob “Rusty” Rust series contains themes of an adult nature….

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Jacob Rust, Rusty to his friends, had developed over the years a particular set of skills. These skills, something he liked to keep to himself, set Rusty apart from pretty much everyone he knew.

His friends believed their dear old Rusty spent his days selling used cars at bargain basement prices. Little did they realize, often during the dead of night, Rusty would be working assignments where killing people was a way of life.

These assignments were given to him by a mysterious government department known simply as The Black Orchid. Rusty’s only hope was to keep his friends safe.

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Shain E. Thomas
Shain E. Thomas

Written by Shain E. Thomas

With an M.Sc. from the University of North Texas, I’m a freelance journalist and a social historian. #APStylebook #BBCStyleGuide http://shainethomas.com/

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