The Cold Calculus of Oakridge Way: A Tactical Reckoning at the Property Line
CHAPTER 1: THE ESCALATION AT THE CURB The two-stroke motor shrieked at maximum throttle, sending a clouds of blue exhaust drifting across the manicured clover of Mark Vance’s front lawn. Mark didn’t run. Running invited unpredictability, and unpredictability was a tactical error when dealing with an operator holding an idling power tool. He maintained a…