In “Goshawk,” David Garvey was taking a robo-cab to meet with his legal team at a Japanese restaurant: “In less than the blink of an eye, David turned the right handle protrudingfrom the steel plate slowly clockwise, screwing the plate…
Help on its Way to Lea
Near the beginning of “Stepping on Fingers,” Saddam Hussein’s former bagman and the impeached governor of Georgia are on their way to find Lea: “The knot in Tariq’s stomach tightened several turns as the Syracuse airport’s exit booth’s occupant came…
Dream of Choice v. Dream Picker
The beginning of an inventor’s quest to protect his patents for an innovation that allowed people to select a night’s dream in “Stepping on Fingers,” from an infringing corporation: “Mordoff had endured the delay and expense of obtaining broad US…
David Garvey gears up for Mordoff’s Patent Litigation
A brief look at the beginnings of Mordoff’s patent case in “Stepping on Fingers:” “David Garvey had also developed this uncharitable point of view when he’d been called for jury duty in a criminal case involving arson, drug running and…
Unplanned Procedure
Lea’s horrifying journey gets worse: “As light and dark began to drift apart, I felt something very heavy holding my wrists tight against a frigid, waxy metal surface. Except for patches of warmth between my legs and under the soft…
Escaping Lea’s Minder
In “Stepping on Fingers,” Lea takes action to save herself in a New Hampshire church where she and Drak were staying. “A sudden calm enveloped Lea. Her attention was drawn back to the large, heavy, circular floor polisher. Its three-pronged…
Escaping from Russia through Finland
Early in “Stepping on Fingers,” Lea is surrounded by her two minders as their train stops at the Russian-Finnish border: “As Lea listened intently to the Russian border guards clomping slowly toward them through the next carriage, Willy snuggled against…
David Garvey’s Pregnant Lover in Danger
Part of the beginning of “Goshawk:” “David leaned over to gently caress the line of her chin but couldn’t bring himself to disturb her slumber. Then David quietly eased himself out of their bed and tiptoed across a narrow patch…
David’s Motion against NeuBank Delayed
A bit about “Goshawk,” while David Garvey’s team awaits for its pending motion against NeuBank to be called: “What you mean contempt?” Konashita, the sumo wrestler demanded. “If you do not behave properly, the Court will impose fines on you…
Danger at the State Fair
When David Garvey’s two sons were about to be kidnapped at the Bangor State Fair: “The boys heard an anguished female voice in the dark of the funhouse: “Can you please help? I fell down and I can’t get up.…
