Book 30: “Precious Cargo” by Peter Luther
Thursday, July 29th, 2010 18:45![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
kittiwakeThe man was looking at the envelope. "This . . . thing is a contract. That's why they put you on notice. There are rules, you, see . . . rules they have to follow. 'Listen to your wife, Mr Morrow. Throw the envelope away. Throw it away now."
"What's in it?" Alex whispered.
He turned to her with small dark eyes. When he answered, his words had a lyrical beat. "A dream for one of you, ruin for the other, depending on which of you is faithful.
Each year, two beautiful and talented children, one boy and one girl, are born with the help of a small fertility charity called Precious Cargo. But there is a catch; this is no ordinary charity, and the children are in competition with each other from birth, as only one will survive past the age of sixteen. Honeyman, the defrocked minister first seen in “Mournful Vessels” is on the case, trying to save the children who will turn 16 this year, and prevent a new set of parents from taking up the charity’s diabolical offer.
Unusual and unnerving!
"What's in it?" Alex whispered.
He turned to her with small dark eyes. When he answered, his words had a lyrical beat. "A dream for one of you, ruin for the other, depending on which of you is faithful.
Each year, two beautiful and talented children, one boy and one girl, are born with the help of a small fertility charity called Precious Cargo. But there is a catch; this is no ordinary charity, and the children are in competition with each other from birth, as only one will survive past the age of sixteen. Honeyman, the defrocked minister first seen in “Mournful Vessels” is on the case, trying to save the children who will turn 16 this year, and prevent a new set of parents from taking up the charity’s diabolical offer.
Unusual and unnerving!
