A third shot cracked from the distant jungle, and another NVA soldier wearing a pistol reared back with a .30-caliber hole in his chest.

The man broke away now and began running harder, stumbling through the snow and falling once, then getting up and going on until the first shot cracked and the whole scene froze, with people standing perfectly still, their heads turned to watch the running man.

The gate was being demolished board by board, and at last a round shot cracked into its locking bar and the half-shattered timbers sagged on their hinges.

The light dawned and Max's smile faded just as the second shot cracked through the air and a stone about three feet to his left exploded in a cloud of dust and debris.

On August 19 as the fusillade of shots cracked through Aerschot twenty-five miles away, Brussels was ominously quiet.

A single shot cracked from Titov-Escobar's pistol, followed by Iyevenski's painful cry as the Russian smothered Titov with his large mass and both men fell to the ground.

A shot cracked through the attic, exploding with ragged flame as Joe lunged against her, knocking her away.

A shot cracked in the open door behind him and a jet of fire spurted from the blackness.

In a moment he would never again swallow or smile or close tired eyes or dream- A shot cracked along the corridor and Hood started.

More shots cracked into the car, blasting splinters of wood into the air and puffing dust and little bits of foam from the hide seat coverings.