Her headache had faded to a tolerable dull throbbing, she realized when she woke up, her eyes fluttering open and taking time to adjust to the sunlight streaming through the window. The second thing Honor realized was that her shoes were off and she was comfortably covered in a light but very warm feather duvet, and that she was lying in a bed. She bolted upright, throwing the covers off and staring about her in alarm. Sh...

Honor was breathing hard, her heart thudding heavily in her chest as she ran to the first car she saw with the plastic taxi light on the roof. A weight had settled in her chest, heavy and oppressive, making it hard to breathe and she was feeling faint, her legs weak under her. But she needed to get away from there, away from the hotel, away from Bangkok, away from Thailand; she needed to get away to somewhere as far away...

Honor Banet ran her fingers over the stainless steel surface, allowing a small satisfied smile to blossom on her lips as she admired the machine in front of her. It was three years old, fairly used but recovered and expertly refurbished by the manufacturer and put on sale online with a full year's guarantee - as opposed to its original five - at just about half its original price. And yet, a bargain though it had been at...