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“I’m a soldier,’ Nathan said. ‘We’re all soldiers, now. Soldiers don’t leave people behind.”

Action Suffering Dark Suspense

Book:When the children come

Source: When the children come

“You’ve enlarged your original mission parameters. That’s what happens in war.”

War Drama Thriller Suspense Fight

Book:When the children come

Source: When the children come

“A scream pierced the sky, a child’s, so loud he dropped his cup, his right hand ready to reach for a weapon that wasn’t there. A survival reflex from another city, another part of the world. He tried to relax, but the scream had been real. Not like the whining wail he loathed, not even the shocked cry of a kid who’d just hurt himself. This scream had mortal fear in it. After three tours in Afghanistan, he knew the difference.”

Action Adventure Suspense Thriller Thriller Novels

Book:When the children come

Source: When the children come

“Sally wiped the blood from Anderson’s mouth with her sleeve. She spoke to him, but also loud enough for all to hear. ‘Go find your son, Mr Anderson. This is our war now.”

Action Dark Drama Suspense Thriller Fight For Your Life

Book:When the children come

Source: When the children come

“I’m not convinced we can take them out from a distance, Nathan. That’s always been the American solution, by the way. Bigger guns. Nukes. Drone strikes.”

Action Drama Suspense Intrigue

Book:When the children come

Source: When the children come

“Nathan had never wanted children of his own. Plenty of reasons. Babies screamed as soon as they were born – wasn’t that warning enough of what was to come? And when they grew into toddlers, and then young kids, they were far worse: tantrums, more screaming, whining. How many business trips, restaurant dinners, theatre visits, you name it, were ruined by one small, precocious loud brat and its doting, utterly useless parents? No discipline any more. Nathan had sure been disciplined.”

Action Dark Thriller Excitement

Book:When the children come

Source: When the children come

“Nathan had to admit it was a highly effective war strategy. You didn’t need an army; just a way to turn the native, indigenous creatures against each other, wait until there was no serious resistance, and then move right in.”

Action Drama Thriller Suspense Survival Instinct

Book:When the children come

Source: When the children come

“He glanced at Sally. She sat on the edge, her feet dangling over the two-hundred-foot drop, just like he’d done all those years ago, secretly hoping his parents would tell him to come back, that it was dangerous. They never even got out of the car.”

Action Scared Thriller

Book:When the children come

Source: When the children come