The door handle turned. Someone knocked, and a man’s voice called, “Uh, hello?”Valkyrie looked at Skulduggery, looked back at the others, looked at Skulduggery again.”Hello,” Skulduggery said, speaking loudly to be heard over the alarm. “Hi,” said the man. “The door’s locked.””Is it?””Yes.””That’s funny” said Skulduggery. “Hold on a moment.” He reached out, jiggled the handle a few times, then stepped back. “Yes, it’s locked. You wouldn’t happen to have the key, would you?”There was a delay in response from the other side. “I’m sorry,” the man called, “Who am I speaking

The door handle turned. Someone knocked, and a man’s voice called, “Uh, hello?”Valkyrie looked at Skulduggery, looked back at the others, looked at Skulduggery again.”Hello,” Skulduggery said, speaking loudly to be heard over the alarm. “Hi,” said the man. “The door’s locked.””Is it?””Yes.””That’s funny” said Skulduggery. “Hold on a moment.” He reached out, jiggled the handle a few times, then stepped back. “Yes, it’s locked. You wouldn’t happen to have the key, would you?”There was a delay in response from the other side. “I’m sorry,” the man called, “Who am I speaking

– Derek Landy –

Last Stand of Dead Men

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