The Blistering

The first insatllment of a serial suspense novel

 

Chapter I

The Death Chamber

 

As he entered the death chamber, John Cardinal felt nothing but satisfaction and defiance. He had done so many things in his life no ordinary person would have done. He had walked through a mall with a severed head in one hand. He had had dinner with the Italian ambassador, taken a bullet in his thigh, and seduced the ambassador’s dark young wife all in the same night. He had harvested a liver for his girlfriend off his neighbor – without the neighbor’s prior consent or anesthesia. Now it was his turn to die.

He wondered. Who was to blame? His cold, domineering mother? The high school English teacher-lover who gave him a “C” for effort? The avuncular family doctor who first introduced him to prostitution? Or the President of the United States, whose budget cuts forced him out of the home for the criminally insane? By now it mattered little; all of them were dead by his own hand. He took pride in his unique position – he had killed off the roots of his own evil. He was a self-perfected man.

Cardinal sat down in the electric chair. A pair of state policemen started strapping him in. Slowly a curtain behind a large window rose, exposing a jury of witnesses. He recognized his enemies among them: the Secretary of State, the Archbishop of Canterbury, conservative radio talkshow host Bush Limburgher.

The officers tightened the leather bindings until Cardinal grunted. Over the shoulder of one of the deputies, he saw the metal door to the chamber swing open. In stepped Marsha, the blonde, vaguely muscular, stunningly beautiful public defender. She was dressed in a tight, low cut blouse and a miniskirt – the kind of outfit a woman would only wear in a cheap suspense novel.

“Cardinal,” Marsha said. She trained her bedroom eyes on him. “The President has issued you a full pardon.” The jury jeered as the curtain went back down.

“It’s about time,” Cardinal said, curling his lip. “And just like him to wait they strapped me in.”

Next Episode -- "The Mission Refused" 

Comments

[Moof]

Dr. Hebert ... that's quite a start. I linked to it ... as I promised!

Now, please don't keep us waiting too long for chapter 2!

I really can't wait to see what you do with this! :o)

[Dr. A]

Dr. Hebert - "The kind of outfit a woman would only wear in a cheap suspense novel," the "C" in your name does stand for clever. Funny stuff!

Let's see. I think "The Mission Refused" will be the President asking Cardinal to "neutralize" another foreign leader but John having second thoughts becuase now he's a "self perfected man." Or, I'm totally wrong.

[drcharles]

awesome so far. lots of intrigue and twists. keep going! My favorite puzzle thus far:
"The avuncular family doctor who first introduced him to prostitution"

nice.

hey btw, my new url is http://scienceblogs.com/drcharles for your blogroll. sorry!

[Cathy]

Ok, now I'm ready for the next episode. James Patterson better watch out. Great job!

[difficult patient]

Great start . . .and now we are waiting for the next chapter! ;o)

[Phillip Gordon]

Oh Yea, another serial blog is about to rise. I am so excited. Now I can read one too. I love the political skew of it. I'm jumpint ahead and posting number 9 today on The Plague Town Anthology.

Exutero