A Farewell in the Golden Age
Jack O'Brien stood in Algernon Perry's study and looked at the man behind the desk. The desk was Japanese lacquer, imported through a connection Perry had made in Shanghai during the winter of '19. The books on the shelves were first editions, their spines unbroken, their pages smelling of leather and money. The room itself was a museum of everything Jack had spent ten years serving. "Ten...
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