Chapter Three–Unknown Known: Dorothy Kilgallen Aside from a mysterious death, Kilgallen was also one of the U/K who had documents or a manuscript that disappeared. If only the internet and PGP dropboxes existed then. I take from this if you…
The Gabriel Ross Series: Recaps The Hanged Man, Chapters 16, 17, 18
Recaps Home Page Previous: Chapters 13, 14, 15 Next: Chapters 19, 20, 21 Chapter Sixteen: The Two of Cups Gabriel reviews the volumes of books John gave him, also finding mixed memories as to his own childhood reading. Alex comes to…
Gabriel Ross Series: Two-Faced Woman Chapters 9, 10, 11
Chapter 9: 34 Great Power (Dà Zhuàng) An article about human trafficking starts the chapter. Gabriel and Joel pick up Veronica and her cat, Bella. Veronica explains how the building is still having problems due to a recent superstorm, and…
Gabriel Ross Series: Recaps The Book of Joel Chapters 12, 13, Sam & Laura
Chapter 12/The quote that frames the chapter: Maxim Gorky: In the carriages of the past you can’t go anywhere. Connection to the story–if someone is trapping a person in their own version of the past, they may try to trap the real…
Gabriel Ross Series: Recaps Dead For Now Chapters 6, 7, 8
Chapter Six Unknown Known: Michael Hastings I ran across Hastings by accident. Usually I keep up with journalists like Hastings, but I hadn’t heard of him before reading about his mysterious death. Although journalists sometimes come out badly in public…
Gabriel Ross Series: Recaps The Hanged Man Chapters 19, 20, 21
Chapter Nineteen: The Seven of Pentacles Nelson is outraged by Gabriel and Alex being in Eleanor’s home. He orders them out, but Gabriel challenges him by asking Eleanor what she wants. Nelson storms out, and Gabriel calls Dr. Cole and…
Gabriel Ross Series: Two-Faced Woman Chapters 12, 13, 14
Chapter Twelve/25 Not Untruthful (Wú Wàng) A brief visit between Gabriel and Chiang, where Chiang informs Gabriel that he is a protector and needs to deal with the ghosts in his life. What’s going on now: Mikki has arranged for…
Gabriel Ross Series: Recaps The Book of Joel Chapters 14, Coming Back, 15
Chapter Fourteen–The Quote that Frames the Chapter / Dylan Thomas, The function of posterity is to look after itself. Joel has come to his old high school to see his former swim coach, Jon Lane. Lane is very pleased to see him…
Gabriel Ross Series: Recaps The Book of Joel Dénouement, Coda
Dénouement—The Quote that Framed the Chapter /Alan Moore (in V for Vendetta) The past can’t hurt you anymore, not unless you let it. Joel is at a diner on Broadway. He’s meeting Harry, Angela’s assistant. Joel tells him that he…
Gabriel Ross Series: Recaps Dead For Now, Chapters 9, 10, 11
Chapter Nine Unknown Known: Kenneth Michael Trentadue Like the situation in Waco, the Oklahoma City terrorist attack had some weird things going on. I’m cautious about conspiracies in spite of my (and Gabriel’s) interest in them, especially those which have a right-wing…