The Case of the Missing Twin 3

By Derek Adams

Clueless detective Miles Diamond scours the globe, leaving no man undone, in his quest to solve the case of the missing twin.

Our hero, Miles Diamond, narrowly averts financial catastrophe when he is hired by David Travis to find his missing twin brother. Unfortunately, Miles‟ new case almost immediately throws him into a dangerous world of sex trafficking, drugs and international terrorism where he is soon in as much danger as the man he is trying to find. So far, Miles has survived an attempt to drown him, a bomb aboard an airplane, a pitched gun battle, a fall from the roof of Notre Dame Cathedral and enough hot sex to bring an ordinary man to his knees.

As part three opens, Miles’ pals Rudy and Jackson comb the records offices in Paris searching for clues while Miles is out beating the bushes in hot pursuit of his own investigations. New friends are flushed out and old acquaintances appear on the scene to help point the way as the intrepid trio continue their search for the missing twin.

• Language: English
• Publisher: eXtasy Books Inc
• Release date: Feb 15, 2012
• ISBN: 9781554879984

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Our hero, Miles Diamond, narrowly averts financial catastrophe when he is hired by David Travis to find his missing twin brother. Unfortunately, Miles‟ new case almost immediately throws him into a dangerous world of sex trafficking, drugs and international terrorism where he is soon in as much danger as the man he is trying to find. So far, Miles has survived an attempt to drown him, a bomb aboard an airplane, a pitched gun battle, a fall from the roof of Notre Dame Cathedral and enough hot sex to bring an ordinary man to his knees.

As part three opens, Miles’ pals Rudy and Jackson comb the records offices in Paris searching for clues while Miles is out beating the bushes in hot pursuit of his own investigations. New friends are flushed out and old acquaintances appear on the scene to help point the way as the intrepid trio continue their search for the missing twin.

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The Case of the Missing Twin Three

Copyright © 2011 Derek Adams

ISBN: 978-1-55487-998-4

Cover art by Martine Jardin

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The Case of the Missing Twin Three

The Adventures of Miles DiamondBy

Derek Adams

To KRJ again. Thanks for everything.

Chapter Eight

My hands grasped the empty air as I went over the edge of the low parapet. I had the incredible sensation of flying—briefly—then the gut-wrenching terror of free-fall took over. Even so, it seemed that everything was in slow motion. I had time to think about what a relief it was that I had fallen over backward—that way I couldn’t see the cobbled pavement racing to meet me as I fell. I rather expected the events of my life to flash before my eyes as I’d always heard they did at times like this. I hate to admit it, but nothing worth mentioning crossed my mind.

Strange to say, I didn’t hit the ground nearly as hard as I thought I would. I was still conscious for one thing. Moreover, there was no pain, just a mild jarring sensation as I imprinted my body in the earth. Everything still seemed so real—my eyes could still see the pure blue morning sky, my ears still recorded the sounds around me. There were birds twittering in the trees, horns honking, cars shifting gears. I had no idea a ghost retained human faculties. This was very strange.

Diamond!

I even imagined that I heard the voices of friends, like my buddy Rudy, calling my name.

Diamond!

There it was again. Only this voice was Jackson’s. Perhaps death was just entering another dimension. I wondered if people had sex here and if