title: Unlawful Assembly: A Police Story
author: Lawrence Wegeman Jr
description: Lawrence Wegeman, Jr., is a native of New York City. He sees in his hero an alter ego searching for success. A retired beekeeper, he now lives in Sunrise Beach, Texas, and enjoys scuba diving, photography, pistol shooting, and travel.
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  Ian Rankin
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  Ian Rankin
  
  
  The arrivals hall was mid-morning busy. Peppard walked around for a bit,
  checking the uniforms and cameras. There were armed cops elsewhere in the
  airport, but not here. Chances were, no jihadists