Isolation

By Chris Winder

Change has arrived…

…they weren't ready.

Troy Reese is a police officer in a high-rise apartment building. Secluded from the rest of the Earth, he and his fellow officers only have to deal with minor issues. There is no violence. No robberies. Nowhere for anyone who might commit a heinous crime to go.

Instead of being happy with his pampered station and easy job, Troy is depressed. Without shame from those walking by their homes and businesses, his neighbors have become complacent. Trash is piling up. Nobody talks to anyone else. Seclusion and anonymity have become personal goals rather than circumstance. The status quo remains unchanged… until there is a murder and an unexpected foe.

Purchase this story today and learn from Northtower's mistakes.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Chris Winder Books
• Release date: Nov 12, 2018
• ISBN: 9781386127246

Chris Winder

Chris Winder is a Science Fiction author, former United States Marine, husband, and father. His stories include Space Trash, a comic science fiction novel, Breach Team, a space Marine novel (co-written with best-selling author JR Handley), What Really Matters, a story told in the Four Horsemen Universe of Chris Kennedy Publishing, and more. Chris Winder lives in northern Arizona where he enjoys the peace and quiet of rural living along with his wife, youngest child, elderly dog, and two obnoxious but adorable cats.

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This story is a work of fiction. Any resemblance to any person, living or dead, is purely coincidental. The characters are the product of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously.

Dedication

For Charlotte, who continues to be my encouragement, my love, and my life.

ISOLATION

Working the top button of his blue uniform, Troy Reese frowned. The fabric was comfortable enough, but he hadn't been exercising regularly so it had become a little tight around the neck.

He was finally off duty and the next stop would be the 102nd floor of the Northtower building.

The higher the floor, the more luxurious the apartments. His floor wasn't at the top. Nor was it one of first forty floors, commonly referred to as the slums, either. Visitors to their floor couldn't tell, though, due to all the trash, discarded furniture and rotting food littering the floor.

The odor hit him in both nostrils at once. It was a combination of discarded food, dirty socks, and dust. Citizens of Northtower were supposed to clean up after themselves. It was part of the deal. A bargain each of them accepted for the privilege of not living outside at ground-level like most of the world's population. Here, they could avoid the roving gangs, the rampant crime, and the riots which, according to the news, were almost non-stop.

There were no cleaning robots in the building. The dues