Edward Robert Martin

“It doesn’t,” he said, shaking his head as she feigned disappointment. “You’re going to have to wait five years for that. In the meantime, it makes you Second Lady—come a year from January anyway.”
― Tim Tigner, Betrayal

“The humans stood, staring around, hesitant. Claws reached out, grabbing clothes, ripping them off. People shouted. One man fought back, hurling stones. The marauders grabbed him, knocked him into the dirt, and ripped off his arms. "Clothes off!" rumbled the marauder on the web.”
― Daniel Arenson, Earth Shadows

“We know there were abductions,” Cameron turned to Piper, ignoring Trevor and his mother. “At first, they were just rumors, then they —the people I mentioned —started to receive footage from all over the world from a network of sources. But they never knew for sure about Meyer.”
― Sean Platt, Contact

“He gave her a long, worried look, but cars were stacking up behind them and dusk was gathering. A horn blared. Then another. He handed her a business card—Kenny’s Cabinets—and told her to call him anytime. She thanked him and got out of the minivan. As he drove away, she realized the van wasn’t even red. It was bronze.”
― Dennis Lehane, Since We Fell