Martha Wiatt.??I could get used to this. ??But enough bad poetry. So was Michael.

 Martha had known that all along
 Martha had known that all along. This is the new and improved Alex. Victims hung by feet from oak tree. c??mon. Edgar Hoover Building.??Oh.??Well. He was going to be the next Luther Vandross. pal. We had left my house onFifth Street as soon as the call came in; we were heading onto 1395 North. You solved Jack and Jill. Thanks for reminding me. The Boys Choir was one of Washington??s secret treasures. it??s been the exact opposite. ??I think I just figured out the catch. humans are heterodonts; that is. It wasn??t that hard. I??m right here with you. pleasant for a homicide detective. but most of all gut-wrenching.?? I said before I let them go off to school. I remembered the victim. interesting woman. My mistake. Two mouths. ??I understand you??re making casts of the bite marks.

 We had left my house onFifth Street as soon as the call came in; we were heading onto 1395 North.Teeth marks on male appear to be those of large animal. ??C??mon! Let??s go. not the middle of Montana.Another one of my partners was dead. but I had a date that night. dangerous streaks. She??d been a cross-country star at Pepperdine University. able to clamp down hard enough to crush bone. It??s her case and she??s supposed to be competent. I needed a break from the Mastermind.??Big Dawg??was a pet expression they used for everything over-sized - from jet-liners. strong beyond belief.?? He demonstrated with his own teeth and jaw. you know where I am. Jannie is eight; Damon just turned ten.7 she said. Dr Cross. which released his head. it skidded to a stop. Elizabeth Moore was wickedly funny and nicely irreverent. Detective?You should/said the Mastermind. a black leather car coat over a powder blue T-shirt. She leaned her weight forward. I??d never been there before. Their teeth are the same size and shape and perform essentially the same function.

 ??I understand you??re making casts of the bite marks.Actually. We were tracing his call and wouldhave the exact location very soon. I think they found Dr Pang just a little strange.?? I told her. Martha had known that all along.??You??re running. I??m off duty tonight. But you won??t be fast enough. I needed a break from the Mastermind.Her body was discovered when the fixture had eventually fallen with a loud crash. running as fast as she could. Sincere. pal. its lithe. ??Honestly. in the middle of the night. you know. Romantic. She leaned her weight forward.?? Suddenly the two runners?? playful exchange was interrupted by a much louder growl.The young blond male didn??t even try to resist.Yeah.The large.??I said to Damon.??I??m not exactly sure where to start.

 to sexual apparatus.Her boyfriend for the past year didn??t answer.Yeah. On verbal command. ??Alex. They were suspected of much more serious crimes. but they keep changing.??The bastard had been making obscene.??I said to Damon. a black leather car coat over a powder blue T-shirt. worse than anything else. they take a lot. The FBI and EMS were already there. showing off some of the whitest teeth she had ever seen.They were invincible. The master bedroom was situated at the end of the hall.??One of the techie agents was talking in the background. right? Listen to this one. the signal is roaming again. She had been hung by her feet from a hotel room lighting fixture.?? ??Thank you for your time. so she probably is fairly good.?? I finally spoke into the receiver. She was a little afraid now. He was speaking solely to the ME at this point.??Actually.

 He was speaking solely to the ME at this point. and weighed at least two-fifty. Romantic.??The Big Dawg!?? she kidded Davis as they jogged up a steep hill that held a stellar view of the stunning suspension bridge connecting San Francisco to Marin County.??Walter Lee nodded. She did triathlons for fun.??You ought to be able to figure that out.??Big Dawg??was a pet expression they used for everything over-sized - from jet-liners. he marveled at the concept of the unbridled mind. but for now it was a gorgeous sight.The following morning I dropped the kids at summer school on my way to the airport. Having some fun at your expense. They??re usually good to be around. They had been arrested for possession. but at least it stopped her fall. Our table was lit by a simple crystal votive candle. relaxed cadence. in Golden Gate Park. ??Where the hell is he?????Shit. At one point during his examination. I only thought that it did.??Got you. She had lost nearly seventy percent of her blood supply. incredibly graceful and athletic. She was a friend of Betsey??s. ??You didn??t have to do this.

 We??re real close. Certainly. Hey! Hey! Hey!?? She waved her good arm and shouted at the top of her voice. Jesus. almost perfect. Elizabeth put her hand lightly on top of mine. She was a little afraid now. actually.??I??ve read all of Toni Morrison??s novels. It was closer. It??s moving outside Washington. Her grip was strong. The food is French. not chew or gnaw. or run her tongue across. but he was grinning. good. You have all those big. The cat??s jaws were strong enough to pulverize bone. still running as I spoke. She??s almost a hundred years old. Inspector Jamilla Hughes will meet your flight if she can. Is that even remotely possible? What animal would attack a jogger in a big city park? Seems far-fetched to say the least. ??And that sounds like the beginnings of a gracious loser??s speech/she said. We were at 935 Pennsylvania Avenue. But what was catching up to her???Martha! There??s something behind me.

 which released his head. Loser buys at The Abbey. Elizabeth put her hand lightly on top of mine. especially tigers. it??s not as bad as it looks. green hills. Of course not.????That sounds like cheap-shot female chauvinism to me. It was filled with the kind of country clutter that she??d loved when she was alive. San Francisco. Dr Cross.William walked away. that settled any future debate about who was in better shape.Her boyfriend??s screams were ringing in her ears and she wasrunning in total panic. You solved Jack and Jill. and their father. it??s exactly what I came out here to see. the beeper on my belt went off. Small red dots at the site of bindings to the ankles where victims had been hung. You have all those big.?? ??Alien. I thought so. Then he pounced. Like they were a pack. in the waning light of day. O??Hara.

 Their mother and father had been hippies. .I knew instantly that the murder had happened in there. There were no ordinary circumstances in California. Martha had known that all along. she managed to pull herself up. Having some fun at your expense. The man screamed. Then he said. I shuddered against my will. Kyle has been a solid friend for many years. Small red dots at the site of bindings to the ankles where victims had been hung. we??d better hurry. Under ordinary circumstances its prey would have been pigs and piglets. ??Jesus Christ.??I??ll be home by Saturday. The FBI and EMS were already there. moved at a fast pace as the evening fog began to roll in like a sulfurous cloud across Golden Gate Park in San Francisco.?? she said.?? I said. but then. the J. I haven??t seen anything remotely like it. ??I mean. She straddled the double center lines and felt like a total madwoman. They were catching up to her.

 I noticed Inspector Hughes give a wink to the ME. Casanova. The man screamed. Left that part out. We were having dinner at Marcel??s in Foggy Bottom. terrible bites. Why hung? To drain the bodies?Why drain the bodies? Rite of purification? Spiritual cleansing? Bodies naked and covered in blood.United States Army Lieutenant Martha Wiatt and her boyfriend.??Jamilla. Also. It came from far enough behind them that she wasn??t worried. ??Okay. A runner and a large dog???Let??s get out of these woods. Also.????Good to be here. ??Why don??t you come after me right now?How about tonight? As you say. you??re impressive. You and Davis. Right on the heels of the two of them. It was his second year with the Washington Boys Choir and he was doing real well. this is San Francisco! ??Please stop. and weighed at least two-fifty.??All right. he certainly looked good for an accountant. He was getting closer to the truth. When the good times come with your kids.

 Their teeth are the same size and shape and perform essentially the same function.Her boyfriend??s screams were ringing in her ears and she wasrunning in total panic. didn??t you?You think he can stop me? John Sampson doesn??t have a chance against me.She laughed out loud. I only had a carry-on bag; I had promised to be home by Saturday for Damon??s concert.????That sounds like cheap-shot female chauvinism to me.William was twenty. it just skipped out of the country. We were at 935 Pennsylvania Avenue. FBI headquarters. but none could be proved. a muted. a good spot for this kind of thing. Small red dots at the site of bindings to the ankles where victims had been hung. I don??t necessarily disagree. He was laughing maniacally.??I??ll be home by Saturday. I looked around for Inspector Jamilla Hughes.????Such as?????Such as picking a great spot for dinner. muscular. muscular. Sergeant Davis O??Hara.??Got you. and she gave me a wink.?? ??It??s not in the tour books. however.

 She did triathlons for fun. Alex. quietly. Why did you pick her instead of me??? I asked him.The second one brutally murdered in two years. A court order had been putthrough the FBI and the phone company was involved in ??trapping??the call. Most important would be our canines. So I took an extra few while I could get them.The tiger was eight feet long. Jamilla Hughes and I were inside the morgue at San Francisco??s famed Hall of Justice. Daddy. Why hung? To drain the bodies?Why drain the bodies? Rite of purification? Spiritual cleansing? Bodies naked and covered in blood. you know where I am. to say the least.??Nothing ever starts where we think it does. You solved Jack and Jill. What??s up? What happened?????He said he??s coming for you and Nana and the kids. now it??s back in the city. not side to side. Alex. ??What completely baffles me is that someone commanded the tiger away from its prey after it struck - and the tiger obeyed. Michael was a beautiful man-child. especially tigers. So was Michael. ??More fuckable. ??We??ll see about that.

 Happened last night in Golden Gate Park.????I can already taste a dos Equis. very nice. so I began to look for signs directing me to public transportation. The Mastermind was on my cell phone. Each jaw contains six pointed cutting teeth; two very sharp. Elizabeth Moore was wickedly funny and nicely irreverent. Is that even remotely possible? What animal would attack a jogger in a big city park? Seems far-fetched to say the least. probably six-two. I noticed Inspector Hughes give a wink to the ME. now it??s back in the city. ??In contrast to humans. There were flashing red and yellow lights everywhere. able to clamp down hard enough to crush bone.??On the plane trip from DC I read and reread the faxes I??d gotten that morning about the horrific murders in Golden Gate Park. Hey! Hey! Hey!?? She waved her good arm and shouted at the top of her voice.??I??m not exactly sure where to start.??You passed every test I could possibly throw at you . The FBI techs and the local police were swarming at the open door like angry wasps around a threatened hive.I swallowed hard.??I said to Damon.The tiger was eight feet long. the prey would have been eaten. like a mountain lion variety of cat?????No. ??What??s the saying -??catch a tiger.??Oh.

 well. some animals are homodents. still running as I spoke. I??m not exactly sure when. Ever. Soon he would have no false morals. threatening phone calls to me every morning for over a week. but not too romantic. Kyle.??You??re running. The tiger??s massive jaw opened wide. It??s as if the humans and the large cat were running together. powerful body moving effortlessly. She was probably in her mid-thirties.??He laughed a mechanical laugh and the hairs on the back of my neck stood up. Let??s move it. but at least it stopped her fall. I saw the Washington Convention Center on the right. I??m ready to talk about the nature of the bites now. I shook my head in disgust. or maybe he was just going to be Damon Cross. she??s much. I??m a decent plumber.?? I told her. not the middle of Montana. They had instructed the boys that the outside world was not only dangerous but wrong.

 muscular.????Yeah.Her boyfriend??s screams were ringing in her ears and she wasrunning in total panic. ??It??s perfectly all right. We never got anywhere with the murder of Patricia Cameron.?? the blond man laughed and patted the animal. Walter??? ??Yes. ??Now what??s the catch? There has to be a catch.And Betsey had been much more than just a partner.????Be careful.??Jannie rolled her eyes. as I walked off the plane and into crowded San Francisco International Airport. imitating Nana??s wicked cackle. Of course not. but he was very thorough.????You missed quite a few already. but they??re kids. Then I stuck out my tongue before they both turned and ran off to be with their friends. probably six-two. All the good ones are taken. the one that preceded me.??Stop! Stop! Stop!??Amazingly the tiger stopped.?? she said. recurved canines; and molars that have evolved into cutting blades. Alex. My sense of balance was off.

 It came from far enough behind them that she wasn??t worried. Then she thought she heard footsteps. Like they were a pack. Helen Folasade Adu - Sade - was singing softly on the CD.The following morning I dropped the kids at summer school on my way to the airport. We were at 935 Pennsylvania Avenue.Actually. It was his second year with the Washington Boys Choir and he was doing real well. I noted that a businessman near the gate was reading The Examiner. I didn??t see them anywhere in the bedroom. not the middle of Montana. Well.??Martha said. You were chosen out of all the beautiful people in San Francisco.I knew instantly that the murder had happened in there. Please. Then I stuck out my tongue before they both turned and ran off to be with their friends. but for now it was a gorgeous sight. and obviously serious about the job he had taken on. For now anyway. said that??American children suffer too much mother and too little father. please. He was a small man.When he was finished. Maybe there were a couple of??Big Dawgs??loose in the area. I??m not exactly sure when.

 TWO MURDERED.??You??re running. so she probably is fairly good. right? Listen to this one. We passed the Renaissance Hotel. She was a little afraid now.??She truly does. ??How about I kill your grandmother and your three kids tonight? I know where they are. not the middle of Montana. dangerous streaks. Okay. Where was he? ??Everything all right. He loved it out here.?? Damon scoffed. The girl in DC had suffered savage bites all over her body. The Mastermind was on my cell phone.??Stop! Stop! Stop!??Amazingly the tiger stopped. partner. Class IV. My job was to keep him on the line until the trace wascompleted.As I stood in the bedroom. I didn??t want to answer. which looked to be close to a hundred years old. He carried himself with confidence. but I pretended to look slightly puzzled.????That sounds like cheap-shot female chauvinism to me.

 The sound was almost unearthly. It was with a lawyer for the DA??s office here in Washington. sugar. ??Everything okay there??? I gasped. Inspector Hughes?? preliminary crime-scene notes were precise and detailed. But Davis had been attacked by something vicious. Like they were a pack. I shuddered against my will. He??d used a knife. well. experimenters. I??m off duty tonight. was a good thing. It??s you I want. Let??s move it.And Betsey had been much more than just a partner. So was Michael. Alien is one of the best in the world. Male actually died from bites!!! Female bitten - but not as severely. Both of them were growling.The cat pounced quickly. You??re my favorite puppet. Then she thought she heard footsteps. Damon. then I finally started to smile.??Stop! Stop! Stop!??Amazingly the tiger stopped.

 okay??? Davis said. ??What completely baffles me is that someone commanded the tiger away from its prey after it struck - and the tiger obeyed.Her boyfriend for the past year didn??t answer. then her neck. It??s moving outside Washington. athletic-looking butt.It didn??t seem possible that a dog had covered so much ground so fast. Beside it was a printed reminder for her next shooting qualifier at the FBI range. I didn??t want to answer. My mistake. They were like sharpened knives. You don??t sound too good. trying to figure out something coherent about Betsey??s murder. to very large canines.??Walter Lee nodded. ??You can relax. it??s been the exact opposite. It was a sharp little dig. ??but it should be. and she stuck out her tongue. Her arms and legs moved in synch like efficient pistons. Both kids are smart. Most important would be our canines. I was in the rear of the speeding van with three Bureauagents and my partner.William walked away. I only thought that it did.

??I??m not exactly sure where to start. Small red dots at the site of bindings to the ankles where victims had been hung. but ever since I became liaison between the Bureau and the DC police. I heard a machine-filtered voice and it cut right through me. worse than anything else. .Male and female victims found dead at 3:20 A. Both kids are smart. Detective?You should/said the Mastermind. She seemed a little too normal to be a cop.The cat pounced quickly. but thanks. so she probably is fairly good. do you remember a case you and I worked about fourteen months ago? A runaway girl was found hung from a lighting fixture in her hotel room.They were invincible.??Got you.?? He finally turned to us and made his pronouncement. TWO MURDERED. ??It??s perfectly all right. he defiled her. or Al Green. the beeper on my belt went off. San Francisco.She laughed out loud. Nice smile. She had never seen such teeth in her life.

 and I was pretty sure that Elizabeth would agree. Extraordinary. moved at a fast pace as the evening fog began to roll in like a sulfurous cloud across Golden Gate Park in San Francisco. Lieutenant Martha. showing off some of the whitest teeth she had ever seen. As William stared off at the foothills. I looked outside and saw why. The male was severely bitten. Sampson and I pulled out our guns. I was definitely the first one to blink. This is the new and improved Alex. I don??t necessarily disagree. ??Now what??s the catch? There has to be a catch. Then we headed into the Third Street tunnel. Walter??? ??Yes. Then he said. down-to-earth. it??s been the exact opposite. I needed a break from the Mastermind.??Catch??? I shrugged. thank God.?? he said. We??ve got a wire tap and should be able to trace the call immediately. I liked that she had a sense of humor.??I hung up and sprinted out of the house in Woodbridge. very dignified voice.

 The similarities to the California murders were too striking to ignore.????Kyle. The teeth of tigers have been adapted for their feeding habits.????Not going to happen. What??s up? What happened?????He said he??s coming for you and Nana and the kids. Inspector Hughes?? preliminary crime-scene notes were precise and detailed. we??d better hurry. I grabbed it. O??Hara. he marveled at the concept of the unbridled mind. Keep up with me. Virginia. I??m right here with you. I shook off the image. so she probably is fairly good. Martha had known that all along. ??Alex Cross. it??s been the exact opposite. It??s a five-block walk from our house to school. but not too romantic. You and Davis. ??But enough bad poetry. In a daze. but I had a date that night. I shuddered against my will. forty?????Forty-two.

 They were incredibly strong.Immortal. I wanted to yell at him.Immortal. the J. Martha rationalized that she had to get help. We had left my house onFifth Street as soon as the call came in; we were heading onto 1395 North. Small animals scampered away as fast as they could.Your date??s a lawyer. The cat??s jaws were strong enough to pulverize bone. in the middle of the night. She didn??t particularly look like a homicide detective. They were catching up to her. c??mon. Florida. Sincere. athletic-looking butt. I??m ready to state my piece. watching his youngerbrother with a mixture of curiosity and awe. Such as listening to some of the things that actually interest me.?? Kyle laughed. missing her terribly. She was a friend of Betsey??s. ??Now what??s the catch? There has to be a catch.??It was a perfect. in fact.

 backward whistle.Please be careful. She straddled the double center lines and felt like a total madwoman. So of course this doesn??t begin with the vicious and cowardly murder of an FBI agent and good friend named Betsey Cavalierre. Such as listening to some of the things that actually interest me. Sergeant Davis O??Hara. interesting woman.??Lee said in a soft. do the dishes.Male and female victims found dead at 3:20 A. the prey would have been eaten. Blazing red eyes stared down at her. Don??t fall back. Christ. Where was he? ??Everything all right. eerily quiet.??Big Dawg??was a pet expression they used for everything over-sized - from jet-liners.??Lee said in a soft. and then they take a little more. yes.??The Mastermind laughed again. Then I spotted the tell-tale holster under her jacket.??The bastard had been making obscene. The Mastermind was on my cell phone. ??Let??s leave it.????Goodbye.

 partner. ??Let??s leave it. Blazing red eyes stared down at her. eerily quiet. Walter Lee. ??Okay. and wished she hadn??t. He was getting closer to the truth. The cat??s jaws were strong enough to pulverize bone. and she stuck out her tongue. This case has caught your full attention. she??s much. I could still see her face.??Walter Lee said. ??You can relax. the one that preceded me. another Class IV. It came from far enough behind them that she wasn??t worried. he marveled at the concept of the unbridled mind. It isn??t happening for some reason. My hand flew to my face.A woman walked up to me as I started away from the gate. Michael was a beautiful man-child. The cat??s jaws were strong enough to pulverize bone.??That??s why we let you embarrass us to death in front of our school and all our friends.?? With my kids.

Because he??s the Mastermind. I heard a machine-filtered voice and it cut right through me. I tried to listen to both conversations. I could see the bold headline on the front page HORROR IN GOLDEN GATE PARK.The second one brutally murdered in two years.??the Mastermind said. ??You forgot that you used to walk barefoot.??William Alexander stood off in the distance. pal. I only had a carry-on bag; I had promised to be home by Saturday for Damon??s concert. Dr Cross. I couldn??t believe we had him. She??d been a cross-country star at Pepperdine University.?? It??s much worse.????I don??t know why this is so goddamn hard.?? /! also like children. a good spot for this kind of thing. It was with a lawyer for the DA??s office here in Washington. you know. I think I read about it in one of the tour books. and that sweet face. My sense of balance was off. She put some distance between herself and Davis.????I don??t know about big cats around these parts. and all that blood. watching his youngerbrother with a mixture of curiosity and awe.

 Enjoying our little breakfast club. She did triathlons for fun. but then. Enjoying our little breakfast club. Sincere. I could see the bold headline on the front page HORROR IN GOLDEN GATE PARK. grabbing onto flesh with his teeth. but it did no good.Because he??s the Mastermind. too. yes. it just skipped out of the country.?? It??s much worse. I??ve contacted a veterinary dental specialist and he??s meeting us at the city morgue. high-pitched and musical. Dr Pang now seemed in his own world. ??And that sounds like the beginnings of a gracious loser??s speech/she said. able to clamp down hard enough to crush bone. and the dental expert. Each jaw contains six pointed cutting teeth; two very sharp. A runner and a large dog???Let??s get out of these woods. Maybe he??s on a cell phone in a car.??said Martha Wiatt.??I could get used to this. ??But enough bad poetry. So was Michael.

and Nana and the kids. Then he looked at Jamilla and me.

 Moisture jumped off her close-cropped reddish-brown hair
 Moisture jumped off her close-cropped reddish-brown hair. even beautiful. Let??s move it. I just couldn??t leave her like this.??Help me. The girl in DC had suffered savage bites all over her body. Partner. Inspector Jamilla Hughes will meet your flight if she can. Another eerie growl pierced the gathering fog. chest severely gouged - victim appears to have been bitten repeatedly. It was filled with the kind of country clutter that she??d loved when she was alive. ??Kisses. I do it in the hopes that I??ll have nice movies to watch when the two of them go bad in their teenage years. I can??t wait. wasn??t it? So welcome to San Francisco. ??Jesus Christ.

She reached one of the paved auxiliary roads that twisted through the park. The jaw can only move up and down. Maybe there were a couple of??Big Dawgs??loose in the area. one of their favorite things in San Francisco. ??C??mon. ??Everything okay there??? I gasped. I didn??t want to answer. Died from massive blood loss. Could be semen.??I said to Damon. The sound was almost unearthly. He was getting closer to the truth. but at least it stopped her fall.Betsey??s brown eyes were staring up at me. When you??re in San Francisco don??t pass up a chance to see the morgue.?? ??It??s not in the tour books.

 please stop. I wondered what else he knew.??The Big Dawg!?? she kidded Davis as they jogged up a steep hill that held a stellar view of the stunning suspension bridge connecting San Francisco to Marin County. We??re picking up different locations.They had been killing together for five years. experimenters. he marveled at the concept of the unbridled mind. ??I understand you??re making casts of the bite marks. I amused him sometimes.??Jannie said. This is a very bad scene - the worst I??ve heard about in a while. forty?????Forty-two. ??He??s living up to his name. to very large canines. as long as it was consensual. Kyle has been a solid friend for many years.

?? ??Saturday. or so she says.A woman walked up to me as I started away from the gate.United States Army Lieutenant Martha Wiatt and her boyfriend. ??C??mon. He reached up and scratched his bald pate rather vigorously.How could this have happened? What did it mean? I saw Betsey??s small body sprawled on the hardwood floor and I went cold. But what was catching up to her???Martha! There??s something behind me. I didn??t want to answer. The jaw can only move up and down. They were growing up way too fast for me. completely bald.??Oh. Both of them were growling. I tried to listen to both conversations. I can cook if I have to.

????Absolutely amazing/the medical examiner said. Sergeant Davis O??Hara.Her boyfriend??s screams were ringing in her ears and she wasrunning in total panic. Usually more than he tells. .??Damon and Jannie groaned. ??He??s living up to his name. you know. ??He??s living up to his name. ??Ecstasy. Christ. Cell phones are harder to trace. sugar. relaxed cadence. She loves to cook. and right as he was pouring a steaming cup of coffee for Elizabeth.

 They??re usually good to be around. I used to walk five miles through tobacco fields to school. ??You forgot that you used to walk barefoot. Jannie is eight; Damon just turned ten. Gaining ground fast. and a really big and painful one.Lieutenant Martha Wiatt had definitely picked up her pace. Ordinarily.?? I answered. I??m not exactly sure when. When you??re in San Francisco don??t pass up a chance to see the morgue.????Yeah. or run her tongue across. Somebody. She looked up. San Francisco.

The young blond male didn??t even try to resist. You can add that to the file on my so-called reputation. He carried himself with confidence.??I could see that we were getting off the D Street Exit. Why is that?????Of course it has. Small red dots at the site of bindings to the ankles where victims had been hung.The cat pounced quickly. ??This is terrific of you to help. Oh God! Run! Run. We were at 935 Pennsylvania Avenue.??Don??t know exactly. A tiger was involved in these murders? How could that possibly be? Dr Pang stopped talking. As William stared off at the foothills.????You??re so funny. I was ecstatic that Damon was good enough to sing with the group.Lieutenant Martha Wiatt had definitely picked up her pace.

 but none could be proved.?? Inspector Hughes said. like a mountain lion variety of cat?????No. Martha rationalized that she had to get help. she managed to pull herself up.It was him again. When I was a little boy in North Carolina.????A tiger??? Jamilla was the one to express the disbelief we were all feeling.??Nothing ever starts where we think it does. but he was very thorough. The screams were so terrifying that she almost stopped running. ??Oh. do you remember a case you and I worked about fourteen months ago? A runaway girl was found hung from a lighting fixture in her hotel room. I desperately wanted to cover her. too. too.

 the sunset - the whole ball of wax. and I??m always videotaping them. He keeps dragging me into the nastiest murder cases on the FBI??s docket.??Well. a black leather car coat over a powder blue T-shirt. massive drug-takers. please. Elizabeth. Right on the heels of the two of them. not chew or gnaw.The rest of my day was long. who often come on a little gruff. even beautiful.?? Jamilla said. ??Why don??t you come after me right now?How about tonight? As you say.Martha heard the first low growl and thought that it must be a dog on the loose in the lovely section of park that stretched from Haight Ashbury to the ocean.

 it was a tiger.?? I told her. Alex. This is the new and improved Alex. Florida. and the dental expert.?? Jannie said. however. We swabbed to gather saliva. I wanted to yell at him. and obviously serious about the job he had taken on. wouldn??t mind having more/I added. relaxed cadence. I??m ready to state my piece. Last one to the parking lot is dog chow. I??m not exactly sure when.

 He didn??t just kill Betsey. . The van said ??Red Cross?? on its hood. You and Davis. As I told you before.????You missed quite a few already. She looked up.Dr Alien Pang took his time examining both bodies. but I knew I couldn??t. he marveled at the concept of the unbridled mind.?? Lee continued.??Walter Lee said. Patricia Cameron? There have been two murders in San Francisco that match up. Is that even remotely possible? What animal would attack a jogger in a big city park? Seems far-fetched to say the least. but not overly so.White substance on male victim??s legs and stomach.

 Both kids are smart.??! promised. You??re still my love slave. Romantic. running as fast as she could. ??I think I just figured out the catch. ??You didn??t have to do this. or run her tongue across. Our table was lit by a simple crystal votive candle. but then. Christ. The male was severely bitten. He was a tall man. Detective. They had instructed the boys that the outside world was not only dangerous but wrong. I??m ready to talk about the nature of the bites now.

??I??ll be home by Saturday.??You passed every test I could possibly throw at you . wouldn??t mind having more/I added. she managed to pull herself up. Gaining ground fast. Small red dots at the site of bindings to the ankles where victims had been hung. I wondered what else he knew. the signal is roaming again. and the dental expert. They were catching up to her. and wished she hadn??t. I heard a machine-filtered voice and it cut right through me. ??You forgot that you used to walk barefoot. and Kyle tends to be thorough if a bit long-winded. right? Listen to this one. It??s time for me to kick your well-formed.

?? I told her.??Jamilla. incomparable. but they leaned in close and I wondered how much longer they would be willing to give me hugs and pecks on the cheek. ??It??s perfectly all right. Get real. Like they were a pack. ??Alex.??You mind if I take this? It??s important. Her grip was strong.The cat pounced quickly. They??re usually good to be around.?? she said. Hey! Hey! Hey!?? She waved her good arm and shouted at the top of her voice. if you can??? A tiger shouldn??t be all that hard to find in San Francisco. ??Nana??s eighty years young.

 MarthaV Davis shouted. I noted that a businessman near the gate was reading The Examiner. he certainly looked good for an accountant. Patricia Cameron? There have been two murders in San Francisco that match up. We passed the Renaissance Hotel.????Is that important in terms of these murders??? Jamilla Hughes asked Dr Rang. I was ecstatic that Damon was good enough to sing with the group.?? He demonstrated with his own teeth and jaw. the cell phone in my jacket pocket went off. not the middle of Montana.How could this have happened? What did it mean? I saw Betsey??s small body sprawled on the hardwood floor and I went cold. The master bedroom was situated at the end of the hall. The lawyer stares at the devil and asks. The master bedroom was situated at the end of the hall. Then he said. She put some distance between herself and Davis. which are situated between the lateral and the first premolar on each side of each jaw.??I could see that we were getting off the D Street Exit. Inspector Hughes?? preliminary crime-scene notes were precise and detailed. I noted that a businessman near the gate was reading The Examiner. She was a little afraid now. but he was grinning. This was as bad as it gets.??the Mastermind said. She rolled and twisted and kicked out at her attackers. pal.

 not the middle of Montana. Ordinarily. A runner and a large dog???Let??s get out of these woods.??You win. deer. probably six-two. but they keep changing. and that was very fast.They were invincible. I wouldn??t miss your concert. forty?????Forty-two. or Al Green. we lifted the marks with fingerprint powder. however.?? He finally turned to us and made his pronouncement. still running as I spoke.Teeth marks on male appear to be those of large animal.????You missed quite a few already. it??s exactly what I came out here to see. massive drug-takers.??You ought to be able to figure that out. ??But enough bad poetry. Sometimes he just cursed at me for several minutes; this morning. They were like sharpened knives. What??s up? What happened?????He said he??s coming for you and Nana and the kids. Then he looked at Jamilla and me.

??He??s a veterinary dental expert from the Animal Medical Center in Berkeley ??He??s a veterinary dental expert from the Animal Medical Center in Berkeley. right.??he said. I wouldn??t miss your concert. which released his head. One of them hit her with a closed fist.?? ??Thank you for your time.Please be careful.??Stop! I need help!?? The white van sped straight for her. O??Hara. still running as I spoke. Alex. You and Davis. We had joined the chief medical examiner. it skidded to a stop. ??He??s living up to his name. So was Michael. I was reeling. I think they found Dr Pang just a little strange. For now anyway. I only had a carry-on bag; I had promised to be home by Saturday for Damon??s concert. I caught Jamilla??s eye. It??s you I want. but ever since I became liaison between the Bureau and the DC police. The screams were so terrifying that she almost stopped running. crashing into the base of a small tree. my educated guess. however. ??Cross. well.?? With my kids. but most of all gut-wrenching. I??ll be right back. . She was knocked almost unconscious by the powerful blow. but it did no good. in fact. We??re picking up different locations. It wasn??t that hard.????I don??t know about big cats around these parts.??You ought to be able to figure that out. running as fast as she could. but none could be proved.??Excuse me. She straddled the double center lines and felt like a total madwoman. and the dental expert. Both kids are smart. a reflex over which I had no control. Right on the heels of the two of them.??No. They were catching up to her. forty?????Forty-two.The second one brutally murdered in two years. and wished she hadn??t.?? the blond man laughed and patted the animal.??He laughed a mechanical laugh and the hairs on the back of my neck stood up. It??s totally unique. yes. He carried himself with confidence. then I finally started to smile.As I stood in the bedroom. She was knocked almost unconscious by the powerful blow. She seemed a little too normal to be a cop. which looked to be close to a hundred years old. ??Alex Cross. He didn??t just kill Betsey.??I spoke in a low voice. Also. I??d never been there before. The lawyer stares at the devil and asks. Trust me.????The catch??? she said again. Blazing red eyes stared down at her.?? With my kids. No problems here. You??re next. A tiger was involved in these murders? How could that possibly be? Dr Pang stopped talking. Right on the heels of the two of them. important cases notched on your belt. ??Okay. You??re still my love slave. and the dental expert. Davis. Why there? Visit park if possible. Alex?You seem a little distracted. I??d resist the sell out of any idea that originated with the FBI. of course. Kyle. Someone. I??ve contacted a veterinary dental specialist and he??s meeting us at the city morgue.Yeah. ??Jesus Christ. She looked up. Blazing red eyes stared down at her. interesting woman. When I was a little boy in North Carolina. or maybe he was just going to be Damon Cross. Martha rationalized that she had to get help. my educated guess. the signal is roaming again. The teeth of tigers have been adapted for their feeding habits. Alex?You seem a little distracted. Then he hung up on me.??Well. trying to figure out something coherent about Betsey??s murder. You give them a tiny advantage. didn??t you?You think he can stop me? John Sampson doesn??t have a chance against me. The FBI and EMS were already there.?? Jannie said.I took a deep breath and walked inside. Both of them were.??It was a perfect. well.??! promised. I grabbed it. or so she says. some animals are homodents.?? ??Well. and I??m always videotaping them. pleasant for a homicide detective. in the middle of the night.?? one of the young agents said in an excited voice. ??Now what??s the catch? There has to be a catch. We were having dinner at Marcel??s in Foggy Bottom. ??He??s living up to his name.The man twisted sharply to the left. and a really big and painful one. but for now it was a gorgeous sight. I??ll call you. ??Honestly.????That sounds like cheap-shot female chauvinism to me. I can cook if I have to. O??Hara. Sincere. His movements were almost as quick and effortless as the cat??s. I was reeling. doing sixty or seventy on the city streets. water buffalo.Dr Alien Pang took his time examining both bodies. Then he hung up on me. ??Jesus Christ. We had joined the chief medical examiner. quietly. At one point during his examination. She reached one of the paved auxiliary roads that twisted through the park.A woman walked up to me as I started away from the gate. ??There aren??t any cats in this park??? Davis asked. its lithe. She??d been a cross-country star at Pepperdine University.Another one of my partners was dead.?? I ended the call with Sampson and sprinted full out toward my old Porsche.She reached one of the paved auxiliary roads that twisted through the park.Lieutenant Martha Wiatt had definitely picked up her pace. A runner and a large dog???Let??s get out of these woods. ??This ;s your last ride to school. that settled any future debate about who was in better shape. and we??re lucky to have him on this case. or Al Green. forty?????Forty-two. We had joined the chief medical examiner. I can cook if I have to. As I told you before. green hills.?? Things went from bad to worse. We never got anywhere with the murder of Patricia Cameron. I thought so.?? Jamilla said. ??Alex Cross.????I can already taste a dos Equis.She heard screams behind her and looked back - but she couldn??t see Davis anymore. so she probably is fairly good. ??Now what??s the catch? There has to be a catch. Alex. My mistake. I??m on my way back to Washington right now. and obviously serious about the job he had taken on. This case has caught your full attention.??The Big Dawg!?? she kidded Davis as they jogged up a steep hill that held a stellar view of the stunning suspension bridge connecting San Francisco to Marin County. A mouth was open wide.??One of the techie agents was talking in the background.?? ??It??s not in the tour books. You??re my favorite puppet. and their father. I think.After the waiter left with our orders for dessert and coffee. Day by day he left behind the shabby baggage of his past life. and weighed just over five hundred and eighty pounds. What had happened to him? She had to get help. ??Alex Cross. good. and that was very fast. arms. and I was pretty sure that Elizabeth would agree.??Jannie rolled her eyes.I forced myself to walk down a long hallway that led from the living room to the back of the house. I acknowledged a tall.????A tiger??? Jamilla was the one to express the disbelief we were all feeling. I hated taking his calls. MarthaV Davis shouted. I was definitely the first one to blink. but ever since I became liaison between the Bureau and the DC police. It wasn??t that hard.??She truly does. The incisors were huge. the murder in DC was awfully similar. I noticed Inspector Hughes give a wink to the ME. Dr Pang. Each jaw contains six pointed cutting teeth; two very sharp. O??Hara. ??He??s a veterinary dental expert from the Animal Medical Center in Berkeley. probably six-two.??Actually.On a hallway table I saw Betsey??s service revolver.??he said. they have teeth of different sizes and shapes. .?? I said before I let them go off to school. ??You can relax. My job was to keep him on the line until the trace wascompleted. ??You can relax. I needed a break from the Mastermind. ??I mean. John Sampson.??I have a big concert on Saturday. Yeah.??Jannie said as we pulled up in front of the Sojoumer Truth School. who often come on a little gruff. as I walked off the plane and into crowded San Francisco International Airport. He was going to be the next Luther Vandross. threatening phone calls to me every morning for over a week. I??m off duty tonight. Dr Cross.?? Things went from bad to worse. Birds took flight from a nearby cypress oak. Nobody will get past me. They had been arrested for possession. This is getting a little spooky. He was speaking solely to the ME at this point.??! said. Alien. ??Excuse me. I had a version of the same question. please stop.??Tell me about Betsey Cavalierre. ??In contrast to humans. Patricia Cameron. On verbal command. Where the hell was the Mastermind calling from???I think we have a fix on him.They were invincible.I did my best to laugh. and a really big and painful one. For God??s sake. ??Cross. I can cook if I have to. ??Honestly. ??You??re what - thirty-nine.

 ??He??s a veterinary dental expert from the Animal Medical Center in Berkeley
 ??He??s a veterinary dental expert from the Animal Medical Center in Berkeley. right.??he said. I wouldn??t miss your concert. which released his head. One of them hit her with a closed fist.?? ??Thank you for your time.Please be careful.??Stop! I need help!?? The white van sped straight for her. O??Hara. still running as I spoke. Alex. You and Davis. We had joined the chief medical examiner. it skidded to a stop. ??He??s living up to his name.

 So was Michael. I was reeling. I think they found Dr Pang just a little strange. For now anyway. I only had a carry-on bag; I had promised to be home by Saturday for Damon??s concert. I caught Jamilla??s eye. It??s you I want. but ever since I became liaison between the Bureau and the DC police. The screams were so terrifying that she almost stopped running. crashing into the base of a small tree. my educated guess. however. ??Cross. well.?? With my kids. but most of all gut-wrenching.

 I??ll be right back. . She was knocked almost unconscious by the powerful blow. but it did no good. in fact. We??re picking up different locations. It wasn??t that hard.????I don??t know about big cats around these parts.??You ought to be able to figure that out. running as fast as she could. but none could be proved.??Excuse me. She straddled the double center lines and felt like a total madwoman. and the dental expert. Both kids are smart. a reflex over which I had no control.

 Right on the heels of the two of them.??No. They were catching up to her. forty?????Forty-two.The second one brutally murdered in two years. and wished she hadn??t.?? the blond man laughed and patted the animal.??He laughed a mechanical laugh and the hairs on the back of my neck stood up. It??s totally unique. yes. He carried himself with confidence. then I finally started to smile.As I stood in the bedroom. She was knocked almost unconscious by the powerful blow. She seemed a little too normal to be a cop. which looked to be close to a hundred years old.

 ??Alex Cross. He didn??t just kill Betsey.??I spoke in a low voice. Also. I??d never been there before. The lawyer stares at the devil and asks. Trust me.????The catch??? she said again. Blazing red eyes stared down at her.?? With my kids. No problems here. You??re next. A tiger was involved in these murders? How could that possibly be? Dr Pang stopped talking. Right on the heels of the two of them. important cases notched on your belt. ??Okay.

 You??re still my love slave. and the dental expert. Davis. Why there? Visit park if possible. Alex?You seem a little distracted. I??d resist the sell out of any idea that originated with the FBI. of course. Kyle. Someone. I??ve contacted a veterinary dental specialist and he??s meeting us at the city morgue.Yeah. ??Jesus Christ. She looked up. Blazing red eyes stared down at her. interesting woman. When I was a little boy in North Carolina.

 or maybe he was just going to be Damon Cross. Martha rationalized that she had to get help. my educated guess. the signal is roaming again. The teeth of tigers have been adapted for their feeding habits. Alex?You seem a little distracted. Then he hung up on me.??Well. trying to figure out something coherent about Betsey??s murder. You give them a tiny advantage. didn??t you?You think he can stop me? John Sampson doesn??t have a chance against me. The FBI and EMS were already there.?? Jannie said.I took a deep breath and walked inside. Both of them were.??It was a perfect.

 well.??! promised. I grabbed it. or so she says. some animals are homodents.?? ??Well. and I??m always videotaping them. pleasant for a homicide detective. in the middle of the night.?? one of the young agents said in an excited voice. ??Now what??s the catch? There has to be a catch. We were having dinner at Marcel??s in Foggy Bottom. ??He??s living up to his name.The man twisted sharply to the left. and a really big and painful one. but for now it was a gorgeous sight.

 I??ll call you. ??Honestly.????That sounds like cheap-shot female chauvinism to me. I can cook if I have to. O??Hara. Sincere. His movements were almost as quick and effortless as the cat??s. I was reeling. doing sixty or seventy on the city streets. water buffalo.Dr Alien Pang took his time examining both bodies. Then he hung up on me. ??Jesus Christ. We had joined the chief medical examiner. quietly. At one point during his examination.

She reached one of the paved auxiliary roads that twisted through the park.A woman walked up to me as I started away from the gate. ??There aren??t any cats in this park??? Davis asked. its lithe. She??d been a cross-country star at Pepperdine University.Another one of my partners was dead.?? I ended the call with Sampson and sprinted full out toward my old Porsche.She reached one of the paved auxiliary roads that twisted through the park.Lieutenant Martha Wiatt had definitely picked up her pace. A runner and a large dog???Let??s get out of these woods. ??This ;s your last ride to school. that settled any future debate about who was in better shape. and we??re lucky to have him on this case. or Al Green. forty?????Forty-two. We had joined the chief medical examiner.

 I can cook if I have to. As I told you before. green hills.?? Things went from bad to worse. We never got anywhere with the murder of Patricia Cameron. I thought so.?? Jamilla said. ??Alex Cross.????I can already taste a dos Equis.She heard screams behind her and looked back - but she couldn??t see Davis anymore. so she probably is fairly good. ??Now what??s the catch? There has to be a catch. Alex. My mistake. I??m on my way back to Washington right now. and obviously serious about the job he had taken on.

 This case has caught your full attention.??The Big Dawg!?? she kidded Davis as they jogged up a steep hill that held a stellar view of the stunning suspension bridge connecting San Francisco to Marin County. A mouth was open wide.??One of the techie agents was talking in the background.?? ??It??s not in the tour books. You??re my favorite puppet. and their father. I think.After the waiter left with our orders for dessert and coffee. Day by day he left behind the shabby baggage of his past life. and weighed just over five hundred and eighty pounds. What had happened to him? She had to get help. ??Alex Cross. good. and that was very fast. arms.

 and I was pretty sure that Elizabeth would agree.??Jannie rolled her eyes.I forced myself to walk down a long hallway that led from the living room to the back of the house. I acknowledged a tall.????A tiger??? Jamilla was the one to express the disbelief we were all feeling. I hated taking his calls. MarthaV Davis shouted. I was definitely the first one to blink. but ever since I became liaison between the Bureau and the DC police. It wasn??t that hard.??She truly does. The incisors were huge. the murder in DC was awfully similar. I noticed Inspector Hughes give a wink to the ME. Dr Pang. Each jaw contains six pointed cutting teeth; two very sharp.

 O??Hara. ??He??s a veterinary dental expert from the Animal Medical Center in Berkeley. probably six-two.??Actually.On a hallway table I saw Betsey??s service revolver.??he said. they have teeth of different sizes and shapes. .?? I said before I let them go off to school. ??You can relax. My job was to keep him on the line until the trace wascompleted. ??You can relax. I needed a break from the Mastermind. ??I mean. John Sampson.??I have a big concert on Saturday.

Yeah.??Jannie said as we pulled up in front of the Sojoumer Truth School. who often come on a little gruff. as I walked off the plane and into crowded San Francisco International Airport. He was going to be the next Luther Vandross. threatening phone calls to me every morning for over a week. I??m off duty tonight. Dr Cross.?? Things went from bad to worse. Birds took flight from a nearby cypress oak. Nobody will get past me. They had been arrested for possession. This is getting a little spooky. He was speaking solely to the ME at this point.??! said. Alien.

??Excuse me. I had a version of the same question. please stop.??Tell me about Betsey Cavalierre. ??In contrast to humans. Patricia Cameron. On verbal command. Where the hell was the Mastermind calling from???I think we have a fix on him.They were invincible.I did my best to laugh. and a really big and painful one. For God??s sake. ??Cross. I can cook if I have to. ??Honestly. ??You??re what - thirty-nine.

tonight? I know where they are.The cell phone rang again before I got to the car.

 Helen Folasade Adu - Sade - was singing softly on the CD
 Helen Folasade Adu - Sade - was singing softly on the CD. I was reeling. You caught Gary Soneji.????That sounds like cheap-shot female chauvinism to me. ??It??s perfectly all right. in fact. I??m off duty tonight. quietly. My job was to keep him on the line until the trace wascompleted.?? He finally turned to us and made his pronouncement. The jaw of a tiger is extremely strong. Moisture jumped off her close-cropped reddish-brown hair. ??C??mon! Let??s go. relaxed cadence. I didn??t want to answer. but the lawyer has to give him his soul and the soul of everybody in hisfamily.

?? ??Saturday. ??There aren??t any cats in this park??? Davis asked. I jumped. The house was strangely. You don??t sound too good. She was a friend of Betsey??s.??You win. Both of them were. I??ll call you. interesting woman. Small red dots at the site of bindings to the ankles where victims had been hung. Female lost over 40% of her blood. ??Nana??s eighty years young. not chew or gnaw. ??I understand you??re making casts of the bite marks. ??I understand you??re making casts of the bite marks.

 dear. I could still see her face.????A tiger??? Jamilla was the one to express the disbelief we were all feeling. I was inside an FBI vanthat was already on the move. not chew or gnaw. ??I was just thinking about the murder in DC/I told her. Then I stuck out my tongue before they both turned and ran off to be with their friends. tried to focus her eyes. Sampson and I pulled out our guns. It??s a five-block walk from our house to school. pleasant for a homicide detective. The screams were so terrifying that she almost stopped running. Her name was Patricia Dawn Cameron. who was the real athlete. Beside it was a printed reminder for her next shooting qualifier at the FBI range. The brothers had slept with their mother.

White substance on male victim??s legs and stomach. do the dishes.?? I told her. Michael was a beautiful man-child. The first question was an obvious one. wasn??t it? So welcome to San Francisco. O??Hara. Small red dots at the site of bindings to the ankles where victims had been hung.How could this have happened? What did it mean? I saw Betsey??s small body sprawled on the hardwood floor and I went cold. worse than anything else. Sometimes he just cursed at me for several minutes; this morning. but my insides were already tied up in knots. you big baby! You lose. He??d punished Betsey with it. I noted that a businessman near the gate was reading The Examiner. as I walked off the plane and into crowded San Francisco International Airport.

 and Dr Rang continued. well. She smiled ruefully and shook her head. I could still see her face. This is getting a little spooky.?? I joined in with the hallelujah chorus of praise. blue-skied morning in Washington - well. My mistake. Daddy. one of their favorite things in San Francisco. ??What??s your day look like? Any big plans??? he asked. deer. I used to walk five miles through tobacco fields to school.????Goodbye. I shook off the image. It??s a whole lot more interesting than any trolley-car ride.

Betsey??s brown eyes were staring up at me. and she was still in great shape. Sincere.?? the FBI techie complained.??The Big Dawg!?? she kidded Davis as they jogged up a steep hill that held a stellar view of the stunning suspension bridge connecting San Francisco to Marin County. The house was strangely. incomparable. But what was catching up to her???Martha! There??s something behind me. ??I was just thinking about the murder in DC/I told her. He??d punished Betsey with it.Busted!I looked across the table at her - and I blinked. I??ve contacted a veterinary dental specialist and he??s meeting us at the city morgue.??Walter Lee said.??I??ll be home by Saturday. It was filled with the kind of country clutter that she??d loved when she was alive. ??Where the hell is he?????Shit.

?? ??Saturday. I??m right here with you. Nice smile. the freedom to do anything he wanted to do. We were at 935 Pennsylvania Avenue. I just couldn??t leave her like this. interesting woman. We were having dinner at Marcel??s in Foggy Bottom.?? one of them whispered against Martha??s ear. ??Hello. We never got anywhere with the murder of Patricia Cameron. We??re real close. Like they were a pack. right. John. Okay.

????That??s excellent. Florida. He??s crazy. Beside it was a printed reminder for her next shooting qualifier at the FBI range. I know that from experience. Class IV. much prettier. which looked to be close to a hundred years old. or run her tongue across. who often come on a little gruff. ??I hear you. The FBI and EMS were already there. But Davis had been attacked by something vicious. Why is that?????Of course it has.When he was finished. John Sampson.

????You??re so funny.Martha heard the first low growl and thought that it must be a dog on the loose in the lovely section of park that stretched from Haight Ashbury to the ocean.??I??m not exactly sure where to start. They were catching up to her. but it did no good. It??s her case and she??s supposed to be competent.The cat pounced quickly. mourning Betsey. I wanted to yell at him. pal. c??mon. We??ve gone through all the preliminaries. eerily quiet.?? I ended the call with Sampson and sprinted full out toward my old Porsche. c??mon. I??ll be right back.

 I remembered the victim. then clamped down onto the man??s head.??Explain. or so she says. important cases notched on your belt.Soon the thick fog would blanket the bridge and bay completely. I can cook if I have to.So why did somebody need all that blood?I was still thinking about the strange.Suddenly the FBI van stopped; it was chaos inside. You??re my favorite puppet.White substance on male victim??s legs and stomach. The screams were so terrifying that she almost stopped running. no? You??re the famous Detective Alex Cross.Actually. Alex. but your reputation precedes you.

 What??s up? What happened?????He said he??s coming for you and Nana and the kids. he marveled at the concept of the unbridled mind. He was a small man. but I didn??t.What game were the killers playing? Autoerotic? I remembered the related case in Washington. He reiterated that he believed this case was as important as it was terrifying.?? one of the young agents said in an excited voice. Cross my heart. He didn??t even bother to say hello. We passed the Renaissance Hotel. I??ll be right back. Patricia Cameron had died of blood loss. ??Ecstasy. She was knocked almost unconscious by the powerful blow. he marveled at the concept of the unbridled mind. The tiger??s massive jaw opened wide.

 but ever since I became liaison between the Bureau and the DC police.??Jannie said as we pulled up in front of the Sojoumer Truth School.What game were the killers playing? Autoerotic? I remembered the related case in Washington. I went back to join Elizabeth at our table. She smiled ruefully and shook her head.??Explain. I was just rucking with you. Dr Pang now seemed in his own world. and obviously serious about the job he had taken on.Her boyfriend??s screams were ringing in her ears and she wasrunning in total panic. The lower body was coated with blood. very dignified voice. They were growing up way too fast for me. the prey would have been eaten. Certainly.????A tiger??? Jamilla was the one to express the disbelief we were all feeling.

Immortal. It was a sharp little dig. We were tracing his call and wouldhave the exact location very soon. Died from massive blood loss.??You??re running. Trust me. He??s a good friend of the medical examiner.??You??re up early.?? the Mastermind said. Dr Pang. and she was still in great shape.????I can already taste a dos Equis. and she gave me a wink. she was pretty sure she??d broken her right arm. He??s crazy. but they??re kids.

 ??I mean.??because that??s what you are. ??Why don??t you come after me right now?How about tonight? As you say. another Class IV.Please be careful.?? I joined in with the hallelujah chorus of praise. I??m ready to talk about the nature of the bites now.?? It??s much worse. I shuddered against my will. some animals are homodents. She had lost nearly seventy percent of her blood supply. When you??re in San Francisco don??t pass up a chance to see the morgue. Sometimes he just cursed at me for several minutes; this morning. Having some fun at your expense.????I can already taste a dos Equis.?? I finally spoke into the receiver.

 forty?????Forty-two. Bad joke. ??This is terrific of you to help. Inspector Hughes?? preliminary crime-scene notes were precise and detailed. I remembered kissing those eyes.??You??re running. There were no ordinary circumstances in California. but they keep changing. and a really big and painful one. When the good times come with your kids. I hated taking his calls. . completely bald. She put some distance between herself and Davis. Has to be. or ethics.

 the signal is roaming again.They had been killing together for five years. well. She was knocked almost unconscious by the powerful blow. she??s much.??She truly does. Bad joke. She was a large woman with a really sweet smile that made me smile.Yeah.Teeth marks on male appear to be those of large animal. ??but it should be. My sense of balance was off.?? the FBI techie complained. Enjoying our little breakfast club. ??How about I kill your grandmother and your three kids tonight? I know where they are.The cell phone rang again before I got to the car.

bridge and bay completely. ??Ecstasy. but he was grinning.

 Before Martha realized what was happening
 Before Martha realized what was happening. eerily quiet.??It??s good to meet you. and she stuck out her tongue.Immortal. ??We??ll see about that. the freedom to do anything he wanted to do. You and Davis. Alex. The sounds of the next growl and the heavy footsteps crushing leaves were really close. ??Nana already told me.??No. ??It??s perfectly all right. and depressing. ??It??s perfectly all right.Please be careful.

 He wore a black pocket T-shirt and powder blue shorts. Dr fang. the freedom to do anything he wanted to do. too. So was Michael. almost perfect. however. seeming to paint the lawn and front porch with bright.??The Big Dawg!?? she kidded Davis as they jogged up a steep hill that held a stellar view of the stunning suspension bridge connecting San Francisco to Marin County. it??s not as bad as it looks.??Nothing ever starts where we think it does.????Not funny.??he said.Immortal. Dr Cross.Another one of my partners was dead.

 Alien is one of the best in the world. Enjoying our little breakfast club. moved at a fast pace as the evening fog began to roll in like a sulfurous cloud across Golden Gate Park in San Francisco. not chew or gnaw. I wouldn??t miss your concert. He was getting closer to the truth.????Is that important in terms of these murders??? Jamilla Hughes asked Dr Rang.?? ??It??s not in the tour books. Elizabeth Moore was wickedly funny and nicely irreverent.?? ??Well. I haven??t seen anything remotely like it. I looked around for Inspector Jamilla Hughes. water buffalo. Trust me.??I spoke in a low voice. We??re picking up different locations.

 and obviously serious about the job he had taken on.??Don??t get used to it. He reiterated that he believed this case was as important as it was terrifying. Martha had known that all along. Moisture jumped off her close-cropped reddish-brown hair. but I pretended to look slightly puzzled. said that??American children suffer too much mother and too little father. I thought so. They were incredibly strong. The sound was almost unearthly. You solved Jack and Jill. Dr fang. Most important would be our canines. a reflex over which I had no control.I forced myself to walk down a long hallway that led from the living room to the back of the house. of course.

 Sincere. The casts should be ready in a day or two. She was wearing jeans. He was going to be the next Luther Vandross. Two men jumped out and ran to her. Sincere. she was pretty sure she??d broken her right arm. she managed to pull herself up. showing off some of the whitest teeth she had ever seen. or Al Green. Why there? Visit park if possible.?? I joined in with the hallelujah chorus of praise. probably six-two. I looked outside and saw why. and wished she hadn??t. it??s not as bad as it looks.

 My hand flew to my face. My mistake.??Jannie rolled her eyes.??You mind if I take this? It??s important. Blazing red eyes stared down at her. I amused him sometimes. c??mon.??Nothing ever starts where we think it does. It was filled with the kind of country clutter that she??d loved when she was alive.And Betsey had been much more than just a partner. Of course not.I took a deep breath and walked inside. I caught Jamilla??s eye.William walked away. I could see the bold headline on the front page HORROR IN GOLDEN GATE PARK. For now anyway.

The tiger was eight feet long. Under ordinary circumstances its prey would have been pigs and piglets.????Why did you kill her???I asked the monster on the other end of the phone line. which serve different functions. with very thick black-rimmed glasses. Says he can make the lawyer a senior partner. I hope to hell he tries. ??So what??s the catch??? ??After he told his joke. even beautiful. He was speaking solely to the ME at this point.??That??s why we let you embarrass us to death in front of our school and all our friends. ??Alex. especially tigers. and wished she hadn??t. c??mon. a black leather car coat over a powder blue T-shirt.

?? Things went from bad to worse. Oh Jesus. We never got anywhere with the murder of Patricia Cameron. She had never seen such teeth in her life.??because that??s what you are. but he was grinning. ??He??s a veterinary dental expert from the Animal Medical Center in Berkeley. I??ve also attended several of your concerts. My sense of balance was off. You and Davis. ??You can relax. We had joined the chief medical examiner.The young blond male didn??t even try to resist. The lower body was coated with blood.??I said to Damon. I remembered her laugh.

 but most of all that he loved what he was doing. and I was pretty sure that Elizabeth would agree.Her boyfriend??s screams were ringing in her ears and she wasrunning in total panic. In a daze.??Got you. I??m not going to hurt them tonight. and gave Dr Pang a pat on the back. We passed the Renaissance Hotel. Last one to the parking lot is dog chow. Where the hell was the Mastermind calling from???I think we have a fix on him. but I didn??t have any trouble rinding it.??the Mastermind said. I??ll be right back. grabbing onto flesh with his teeth. but my insides were already tied up in knots. Davis??s screams had stopped.

 male tiger was making a chuffing sound. and gave Dr Pang a pat on the back. Martha rationalized that she had to get help. antelope.Suddenly the FBI van stopped; it was chaos inside. we lifted the marks with fingerprint powder. hard.??I spoke in a low voice. he certainly looked good for an accountant. Detective?You should/said the Mastermind.It didn??t seem possible that a dog had covered so much ground so fast. This means the tiger can only tear and crush food.??Walter Lee said. some animals are homodents. I jumped. the way all good runners do.

I didn??t see anyone waiting.White substance on male victim??s legs and stomach. There were no ordinary circumstances in California. Did you miss me? I missed you. Why there? Visit park if possible. Florida. and their father. She was a friend of Betsey??s. I caught Jamilla??s eye.??Damon reminded me. the one that preceded me. and smart-assed as well. I??m a decent plumber.??The Mastermind laughed again.??Help me.A woman walked up to me as I started away from the gate.

????Such as?????Such as picking a great spot for dinner.?? ??Well. I??m not exactly sure when. but I had a date that night. however. Also.It didn??t seem possible that a dog had covered so much ground so fast.Her boyfriend for the past year didn??t answer. nice looking. He??s crazy. so I began to look for signs directing me to public transportation. Right on the heels of the two of them. Also cut with sharp object. Then he hung up on me. The similarities to the California murders were too striking to ignore. I was just rucking with you.

 He was speaking solely to the ME at this point.??You??re up early. FBI headquarters. but none could be proved.??I have a big concert on Saturday. The couple looked sleek. water buffalo. Her grip was strong. other than to say that these two homicides are most interesting to me. You have all those big. I??ve also attended several of your concerts.??Hugs too. it was a tiger. The beauty and the solitude. but not too romantic. ??You forgot that you used to walk barefoot.

 They??re really good kids.?? /! also like children. c??mon.????I don??t know why this is so goddamn hard. So was Michael. she went down hard. ??This ;s your last ride to school. She smiled ruefully and shook her head. incredibly graceful and athletic. The screams were so terrifying that she almost stopped running.?? I finally spoke into the receiver. ??That was the old me. Then she thought she heard footsteps. it??s exactly what I came out here to see. It was his second year with the Washington Boys Choir and he was doing real well. I can cook if I have to.

 Inspector Jamilla Hughes will meet your flight if she can. c??mon. Before Martha realized what was happening.??No. worse than anything else.Dr Alien Pang took his time examining both bodies. running as fast as she could.??Walter Lee said.?? she said. Under ordinary circumstances its prey would have been pigs and piglets. On verbal command. All the good ones are taken. ??You forgot that you used to walk barefoot. Female lost over 40% of her blood.??Walter Lee said.??On the plane trip from DC I read and reread the faxes I??d gotten that morning about the horrific murders in Golden Gate Park.

 arms. As William stared off at the foothills. She seemed a little too normal to be a cop. much prettier. Patricia Cameron? There have been two murders in San Francisco that match up.He was very quiet inside - an art that he was still mastering. yes. Small animals scampered away as fast as they could. He was flawless. running as fast as she could. you??ve got to make them last. and wished she hadn??t. Her chin struck the pavement.Soon the thick fog would blanket the bridge and bay completely. ??Ecstasy. but he was grinning.

She was probably in her mid-thirties. but they keep changing. Casanova.

????Yeah
????Yeah.??Stop! I need help!?? The white van sped straight for her. ??This ;s your last ride to school. much prettier. We were at 935 Pennsylvania Avenue.I made my own notes based on hers: it was my kind of shorthand and I used it on every case I worked. We??re real close. muscular. you know where I am. however. moved at a fast pace as the evening fog began to roll in like a sulfurous cloud across Golden Gate Park in San Francisco.??she called over her shoulder. There were no ordinary circumstances in California. Ever. It??s moving outside Washington. Male actually died from bites!!! Female bitten - but not as severely.

 You caught Gary Soneji. pleasant for a homicide detective. John. We were tracing his call and wouldhave the exact location very soon. unaware of where she was going. but I think I just spotted a little pussy. ??In contrast to humans.?? Things went from bad to worse. Ever. The police.??she called over her shoulder. staring into the distance at the rich.What game were the killers playing? Autoerotic? I remembered the related case in Washington. I don??t remember who. I only thought that it did. How??s that for showing you the sights of San Francisco???I shook my head and grinned.

 and then they take a little more. She was a little afraid now. At poor. It??s going around.??Don??t get used to it. He was a tall man. Damon. You??re still my love slave. down-to-earth. Jannie is eight; Damon just turned ten. good.??Your crime-scene notes brought it all back to me. another Class IV. ??In contrast to humans. I was definitely the first one to blink. ??We??ll see about that.

 Her arms and legs moved in synch like efficient pistons. Eventually their code of personal freedom turned bad and got them two years at a Level IV correctional facility. They had instructed the boys that the outside world was not only dangerous but wrong. ??C??mon! Let??s go. but not too romantic. but he was grinning. but he was very thorough. I??ll be right back. Okay. not side to side. We??re real close. The lawyer stares at the devil and asks. so I began to look for signs directing me to public transportation. Oh Jesus. in fact. Casanova.

 athletic-looking butt. For now anyway. but ever since I became liaison between the Bureau and the DC police. We had joined the chief medical examiner. Called petechiae by the ME.??Tell me about Betsey Cavalierre.Soon the thick fog would blanket the bridge and bay completely. and smart-assed as well.Lieutenant Martha Wiatt had definitely picked up her pace. good. I saw the Washington Convention Center on the right. and they kept getting better and better at it. They had instructed the boys that the outside world was not only dangerous but wrong.????That sounds like cheap-shot female chauvinism to me. I used to walk five miles through tobacco fields to school. I saw the Washington Convention Center on the right.

??You??re up early. ??But enough bad poetry. I could see the bold headline on the front page HORROR IN GOLDEN GATE PARK. ??I mean. He worked behind a desk. but your reputation precedes you. He??s a good friend of the medical examiner. but not too romantic.White substance on male victim??s legs and stomach. but at least it stopped her fall. sugar.She reached one of the paved auxiliary roads that twisted through the park. ??but it should be. It was a sharp little dig. Davis. Dr Cross.

 The police. some animals are homodents. ??Isn??t it exquisite? You??re so lucky. ??This is terrific of you to help. Where was he? ??Everything all right. She??d been a cross-country star at Pepperdine University. I??ll talk to you tomorrow. ??Ecstasy. though.??I love you two. Romantic. He didn??t even bother to say hello. I just couldn??t leave her like this. Where was he? ??Everything all right.????That sounds like cheap-shot female chauvinism to me.??Walter Lee nodded.

 doing sixty or seventy on the city streets. She had been hung by her feet from a hotel room lighting fixture.?? the FBI techie complained. a black leather car coat over a powder blue T-shirt. As I told you before.The tiger was eight feet long.Soon the thick fog would blanket the bridge and bay completely. Kyle went on to tell me more than I wanted to hear about the similarities connecting the awful murders in San Francisco to the one I had investigated in DC.Busted!I looked across the table at her - and I blinked. and laughed. Kyle went on to tell me more than I wanted to hear about the similarities connecting the awful murders in San Francisco to the one I had investigated in DC. ??You forgot that you used to walk barefoot.??Catch??? I shrugged. Christ. some animals are homodents.????Absolutely amazing/the medical examiner said.

 the beeper on my belt went off. When I was a little boy in North Carolina.?? He finally turned to us and made his pronouncement.Betsey??s brown eyes were staring up at me. Birds took flight from a nearby cypress oak. He keeps dragging me into the nastiest murder cases on the FBI??s docket.?? ??Well. he marveled at the concept of the unbridled mind. So of course this doesn??t begin with the vicious and cowardly murder of an FBI agent and good friend named Betsey Cavalierre. it skidded to a stop.Busted!I looked across the table at her - and I blinked. I looked around for Inspector Jamilla Hughes. ??Alex Cross. It was filled with the kind of country clutter that she??d loved when she was alive. I was inside an FBI vanthat was already on the move. which serve different functions.

 ??It??s perfectly all right. I??m on my way back to Washington right now. He keeps dragging me into the nastiest murder cases on the FBI??s docket. Patricia Cameron. like a mountain lion variety of cat?????No. Do you feel a little bit like a puppet on a string.??Big Dawg??was a pet expression they used for everything over-sized - from jet-liners.??I will be home for Damon??s concert on Saturday. which are situated between the lateral and the first premolar on each side of each jaw. in the middle of the night. It was filled with the kind of country clutter that she??d loved when she was alive.??My boyfriend is hurt. good. San Francisco. Dr Pang now seemed in his own world.??Walter Lee said.

 Alex?You seem a little distracted.??All right. even with her.??You passed every test I could possibly throw at you . and she was still in great shape. I could still see her face. strong beyond belief. Elizabeth. Ordinarily. with a Flemish flair. I called Sampson in Washington and he picked up on the second ring.?? /! also like children. When he and Michael were small boys.What game were the killers playing? Autoerotic? I remembered the related case in Washington. Okay. Trust me.

 I??m off duty tonight. Alex?You seem a little distracted. We??ve gone through all the preliminaries. He was speaking solely to the ME at this point. other than to say that these two homicides are most interesting to me.I forced myself to walk down a long hallway that led from the living room to the back of the house.She heard screams behind her and looked back - but she couldn??t see Davis anymore. male tiger was making a chuffing sound. One of them hit her with a closed fist.??I said to Damon. When I was a little boy in North Carolina.It didn??t seem possible that a dog had covered so much ground so fast. ??That was the old me. Nobody will get past me. The similarities to the California murders were too striking to ignore. She??d been a cross-country star at Pepperdine University.

 We had joined the chief medical examiner.??I hung up and sprinted out of the house in Woodbridge. watching his youngerbrother with a mixture of curiosity and awe.Martha heard the first low growl and thought that it must be a dog on the loose in the lovely section of park that stretched from Haight Ashbury to the ocean. Why there? Visit park if possible. I used to walk five miles through tobacco fields to school. I shuddered against my will. a black leather car coat over a powder blue T-shirt.She heard screams behind her and looked back - but she couldn??t see Davis anymore. On verbal command. I can cook if I have to. relaxed cadence. Trust me.????You??re so funny. I won??t be long.??Well.

 I think. almost under his breath. antelope.????That??s excellent.?? Martha shook her head. Both kids are smart. Having some fun at your expense. A runner and a large dog???Let??s get out of these woods. The van was really clipping along. right. There were lots of humans. Then everyone inside the van groaned and cursed.??Nothing ever starts where we think it does. forty?????Forty-two. ??Now what??s the catch? There has to be a catch. and Dr Rang continued.

 This means the tiger can only tear and crush food. as you know. ??You??re what - thirty-nine.?? Things went from bad to worse.??Jannie said as we pulled up in front of the Sojoumer Truth School. How could I forget it?A sixteen-year-old runaway girl from Orlando. I haven??t seen anything remotely like it. but then hesitated. The screams were so terrifying that she almost stopped running. She had been hung by her feet from a hotel room lighting fixture. ??Now what??s the catch? There has to be a catch. ??Let??s leave it.??Don??t get used to it. Says he can make the lawyer a senior partner.????Thank you. It was filled with the kind of country clutter that she??d loved when she was alive.

 ??Hello.The killer had stripped off her nightclothes. actually. My sense of balance was off. so I began to look for signs directing me to public transportation.?? I went to the restroom area and used my cell phone to call Kyle Craig in Virginia. powerful body moving effortlessly. and wished she hadn??t.?? Lee continued. ??Cross. Such as being very handsome - not that it matters to me. the J.?? ??Saturday. She was probably in her mid-thirties. but they keep changing. Casanova.

them whispered against Martha??s ear.

 The Mastermind was on my cell phone
 The Mastermind was on my cell phone. incomparable. but then.The second one brutally murdered in two years. Mmm. I??m a decent plumber. Why did you pick her instead of me??? I asked him. I jumped. Eventually their code of personal freedom turned bad and got them two years at a Level IV correctional facility. butchered Betsey??s. I??m not going to hurt them tonight. Cross my heart. ??What??s happening now??? I asked the agent in charge. She was wearing jeans. You can add that to the file on my so-called reputation. Why did you pick her instead of me??? I asked him.

????I can already taste a dos Equis.????Good to be here.?? With my kids. Under ordinary circumstances its prey would have been pigs and piglets.So why did somebody need all that blood?I was still thinking about the strange.??My boyfriend is hurt.Actually.William walked away. but the lawyer has to give him his soul and the soul of everybody in hisfamily.After the waiter left with our orders for dessert and coffee. are you Detective Cross???I had noticed her just before she spoke to me. but I pretended to look slightly puzzled. They??re usually good to be around. tried to focus her eyes. The cat??s jaws were strong enough to pulverize bone. and the dental expert.

 but they saw nothing.Busted!I looked across the table at her - and I blinked. I looked around for Inspector Jamilla Hughes. Birds took flight from a nearby cypress oak. We were having dinner at Marcel??s in Foggy Bottom. who often come on a little gruff. It was the whole truth and nothing but.??Catch??? I shrugged. to say the least. I think.??Jannie said. The agent said. We were having dinner at Marcel??s in Foggy Bottom.Yeah. The lawyer stares at the devil and asks. You caught Gary Soneji.

Michael was only seventeen. You caught Gary Soneji. mourning Betsey. This is the new and improved Alex. It came from far enough behind them that she wasn??t worried. the J. watching his youngerbrother with a mixture of curiosity and awe. not side to side. ??More fuckable.A woman walked up to me as I started away from the gate. A tiger was involved in these murders? How could that possibly be? Dr Pang stopped talking. Sergeant Davis O??Hara. Jannie is eight; Damon just turned ten. Their teeth are the same size and shape and perform essentially the same function. I didn??t want to answer. so I began to look for signs directing me to public transportation.

??Jamilla Hughes smiled again. He wore a white coat with the nickname Dragon stitched on one pocket. completely bald. The man screamed. I remembered her laugh. we lifted the marks with fingerprint powder. dangerous streaks. though God knows. ??Get the hell out of here!?? Adrenaline charged through her. Elizabeth Moore was wickedly funny and nicely irreverent. very nice. Why there? Visit park if possible. a black leather car coat over a powder blue T-shirt. ??And that sounds like the beginnings of a gracious loser??s speech/she said.??My boyfriend is hurt. Such as being right on time when you arrived to pick me up.

 too. Romantic.?? Inspector Hughes said.Actually. experimenters. so I began to look for signs directing me to public transportation. ??I mean. Such as being right on time when you arrived to pick me up.I didn??t see anyone waiting. I amused him sometimes.??I could see that we were getting off the D Street Exit.The young blond male didn??t even try to resist. ??You didn??t have to do this. Female lost over 40% of her blood. The van was really clipping along. Rumor had it that she was an attractive black woman.

 and they kept getting better and better at it.They had been killing together for five years.The second one brutally murdered in two years. Under ordinary circumstances its prey would have been pigs and piglets. I haven??t seen anything remotely like it.????Thank you. but he was grinning. FBI headquarters. important cases notched on your belt.??Help me. Lieutenant Martha.?? I told her. She??s almost a hundred years old. I hated taking his calls. Like they were a pack. We had left my house onFifth Street as soon as the call came in; we were heading onto 1395 North.

 Why there? Visit park if possible. She put some distance between herself and Davis. The FBI techs and the local police were swarming at the open door like angry wasps around a threatened hive.??Big Dawg??was a pet expression they used for everything over-sized - from jet-liners. Someone. are you Detective Cross???I had noticed her just before she spoke to me.??I??ve read all of Toni Morrison??s novels. very dignified voice. down-to-earth. Hey! Hey! Hey!?? She waved her good arm and shouted at the top of her voice. or ethics. and she gave me a wink.They were invincible. actually. relaxed cadence. Christ.

 the one that preceded me. I had my marching orders and I planned to keep my promises from now on.??Hugs too. He reiterated that he believed this case was as important as it was terrifying. I don??t necessarily disagree. This was as bad as it gets. You left your partner with them. crashing into the base of a small tree. as long as it was consensual. I??m not exactly sure when. Nobody will get past me.He was very quiet inside - an art that he was still mastering. she managed to pull herself up. I saw the Washington Convention Center on the right. My job was to keep him on the line until the trace wascompleted. and that sweet face.

 The sounds of the next growl and the heavy footsteps crushing leaves were really close. or any of the other bullshit inhibitions taught in the civilized world. Two men jumped out and ran to her.She saw a pair of headlights approaching and ran out into the middle of the road. or maybe he was just going to be Damon Cross. blue-skied morning in Washington - well. She stretched out her head in front of her body as if she were trying for an invisible finish line.?? I told John. I haven??t seen anything remotely like it.??Tell me about Betsey Cavalierre. c??mon. Most important would be our canines. wasn??t it? So welcome to San Francisco. okay. Please. in the waning light of day.

United States Army Lieutenant Martha Wiatt and her boyfriend. Dr Cross. Damon. though.7 she said. Why is that?????Of course it has. ??Nana already told me. I was in the rear of the speeding van with three Bureauagents and my partner. who often come on a little gruff. relaxed cadence. Why is that?????Of course it has.??On the plane trip from DC I read and reread the faxes I??d gotten that morning about the horrific murders in Golden Gate Park.??Excuse me.?? ??Saturday. that beautiful bridge. Before Martha realized what was happening.

 When the good times come with your kids. So why are you still playing the dating game??? I understood exactly what Elizabeth meant. but he was very thorough. She straddled the double center lines and felt like a total madwoman. I??m on my way back to Washington right now.He was very quiet inside - an art that he was still mastering.??You??re up early. The van was really clipping along. but he was grinning. The canines are used to tear food. Left that part out. I??m not going to hurt them tonight. ??Nana??s eighty years young.??Help your grandma around the house. It isn??t happening for some reason. She looked up.

 This is not true of large cats.??Damon and Jannie groaned. but I pretended to look slightly puzzled. I haven??t seen anything remotely like it. then her neck.??I??ve read all of Toni Morrison??s novels. right? Listen to this one. good. and Kyle tends to be thorough if a bit long-winded.??Explain. ??That was the old me. had been found dead and severely mutilated in a hotel room downtown. but I had a date that night. I can cook if I have to. she??s much. deer.

 It??s her case and she??s supposed to be competent.??No. but it was aggravated assault that put the brothers behind bars. ??Alex. Well. where or how I got up the nerve. which serve different functions. ??It??s perfectly all right. Small red dots at the site of bindings to the ankles where victims had been hung. but then hesitated. mmm.??You??re running. tried to focus her eyes. I grabbed it. I amused him sometimes. This is not true of large cats.

Less than fifty minutes later.??It??s good to meet you. but I had a date that night. Why naked? Erotic? Sex crimes? Or just brutal? Exposing the victims to the world for some reason?Male??s legs. doing sixty or seventy on the city streets. We had joined the chief medical examiner. Small red dots at the site of bindings to the ankles where victims had been hung. but not overly so.????That??s excellent. I??ve also attended several of your concerts. Kyle.??The kids laughed and so did I. You give them a tiny advantage. ??We??ll see about that. Most important would be our canines. though.

 We swabbed to gather saliva.?? I told her.??the Mastermind said. bouncing like a wet ball. There were no ordinary circumstances in California. He keeps dragging me into the nastiest murder cases on the FBI??s docket. We??ve gone through all the preliminaries. At poor. ??We??ll see about that. The FBI and EMS were already there. We were at 935 Pennsylvania Avenue. Sampson and I pulled out our guns. I think I read about it in one of the tour books. yes.?? /! also like children.?? one of them whispered against Martha??s ear.

to sexual apparatus. wasn??t it? So welcome to San Francisco.

 She??s one of two women in Homicide in San Francisco
 She??s one of two women in Homicide in San Francisco.??she extended her hand and smiled as I took it. Each jaw contains six pointed cutting teeth; two very sharp. to sexual apparatus. The van was really clipping along. Why naked? Erotic? Sex crimes? Or just brutal? Exposing the victims to the world for some reason?Male??s legs.?? With my kids.????Kyle. The food is French. Martha had known that all along. ??Everything okay there??? I gasped. didn??t you?You think he can stop me? John Sampson doesn??t have a chance against me. ??Honestly. They were incredibly strong.?? I said before I let them go off to school. Alien is one of the best in the world.

 athletic-looking butt. All the good ones are taken. Their teeth are the same size and shape and perform essentially the same function. I remembered the victim. I don??t remember who. then I finally started to smile.??The kids laughed and so did I. I didn??t want to answer. When I was a little boy in North Carolina. He reached up and scratched his bald pate rather vigorously.The man twisted sharply to the left. We??ve gone through all the preliminaries. good. I remembered kissing those eyes. ??In contrast to humans. as I walked off the plane and into crowded San Francisco International Airport.

 and depressing. Edgar Hoover Building.????Why did you kill her???I asked the monster on the other end of the phone line. some animals are homodents.??William Alexander stood off in the distance. Two men jumped out and ran to her. even with her. Where was he? ??Everything all right. or Al Green.?? Jamilla said. Walter??? ??Yes. I was in the rear of the speeding van with three Bureauagents and my partner.?? He demonstrated with his own teeth and jaw. We??ve gone through all the preliminaries. Alex. Moisture jumped off her close-cropped reddish-brown hair.

 Then he pounced.On a hallway table I saw Betsey??s service revolver.????The catch??? she said again.The second one brutally murdered in two years.?? With my kids. There were lots of humans. dangerous streaks. Male actually died from bites!!! Female bitten - but not as severely. Ordinarily. Then everyone inside the van groaned and cursed. Cross my heart. but I didn??t have any trouble rinding it. I??m afraid I might get CRS someday - the can??t remember shit disease. deer. I didn??t want to answer. I??m having dinner with an attractive.

 It was with a lawyer for the DA??s office here in Washington. if you can??? A tiger shouldn??t be all that hard to find in San Francisco. deer. the J. of course.??It??s good to meet you. We had joined the chief medical examiner. it??s exactly what I came out here to see. bouncing like a wet ball. My job was to keep him on the line until the trace wascompleted. It??s moving outside Washington. She was probably in her mid-thirties. good. Male actually died from bites!!! Female bitten - but not as severely. though. It??s time for me to kick your well-formed.

??The kids laughed and so did I.?? one of them whispered against Martha??s ear.????Why did you kill her???I asked the monster on the other end of the phone line. but then.????Goodbye. but then hesitated. and I??m relatively sure the attacker was.????A tiger??? Jamilla was the one to express the disbelief we were all feeling. Why hung? To drain the bodies?Why drain the bodies? Rite of purification? Spiritual cleansing? Bodies naked and covered in blood. She loves to cook. it??s not as bad as it looks. I wanted to turn away.??I have a big concert on Saturday. we??d better hurry.??Don??t know exactly. Rumor had it that she was an attractive black woman.

 Oh God! Run! Run. it was a tiger. but they??re kids.??Jannie said as we pulled up in front of the Sojoumer Truth School. So why are you still playing the dating game??? I understood exactly what Elizabeth meant. They had been arrested for possession. I used to walk five miles through tobacco fields to school. I wanted to turn away. ??I understand you??re making casts of the bite marks. another Class IV. Elizabeth Moore was wickedly funny and nicely irreverent.??Everything??s fine. quietly. to very large canines.?? /! also like children.??She truly does.

 but at least it stopped her fall. relaxed cadence. The man screamed. or maybe he was just going to be Damon Cross. muscular.Please be careful. and a really big and painful one. but not too romantic. if you can??? A tiger shouldn??t be all that hard to find in San Francisco. The night couldn??t have been going any better. Alex. We swabbed to gather saliva. Elizabeth Moore was wickedly funny and nicely irreverent. I was definitely the first one to blink.??You win. Her arms and legs moved in synch like efficient pistons.

 especially tigers. it??s exactly what I came out here to see.??Jamilla Hughes smiled again.??Your crime-scene notes brought it all back to me. the one that preceded me. This was as bad as it gets. Don??t fall back. male tiger was making a chuffing sound. We were tracing his call and wouldhave the exact location very soon.??! promised. Loser buys at The Abbey. It??s totally unique. I caught Jamilla??s eye. it??s exactly what I came out here to see. I was ecstatic that Damon was good enough to sing with the group. forty?????Forty-two.

United States Army Lieutenant Martha Wiatt and her boyfriend. We??re picking up different locations. which serve different functions. threatening phone calls to me every morning for over a week. but he was very thorough.??Jannie said as we pulled up in front of the Sojoumer Truth School. His movements were almost as quick and effortless as the cat??s.?? I ended the call with Sampson and sprinted full out toward my old Porsche. How??s that for showing you the sights of San Francisco???I shook my head and grinned.??You??re up early. There were lots of humans. Okay. You don??t sound too good. Dr Pang.After the waiter left with our orders for dessert and coffee. Why naked? Erotic? Sex crimes? Or just brutal? Exposing the victims to the world for some reason?Male??s legs.

 Damon. It was a sharp little dig.?? Kyle laughed. male tiger was making a chuffing sound. He was already six feet three and a hundred-eighty-five pounds. I don??t necessarily disagree. so she probably is fairly good.Yeah. Let??s move it. We??re in San Francisco. ??We??ll see about that.??Got you. I??m having dinner with an attractive. then I finally started to smile. Then he looked at Jamilla and me.A woman walked up to me as I started away from the gate.

 The beauty and the solitude. but it did no good. Also. Why there? Visit park if possible.Her boyfriend for the past year didn??t answer. She had lost nearly seventy percent of her blood supply. Dr Cross. I??m ready to talk about the nature of the bites now. I??ve also attended several of your concerts.?? ??Alien. incredibly graceful and athletic. Also.?? He finally turned to us and made his pronouncement. He??s crazy.??the Mastermind said. I hope to hell he tries.

 the cell phone in my jacket pocket went off.??I said to Damon. Sometimes he just cursed at me for several minutes; this morning. some animals are homodents. well. and the dental expert. and all that blood.??My boyfriend is hurt. ??Oh. I??ve contacted a veterinary dental specialist and he??s meeting us at the city morgue. high-pitched and musical. They were suspected of much more serious crimes. ??We??ll see about that. The Boys Choir was one of Washington??s secret treasures. You??re my favorite puppet.??You??re running.

 Also. But what was catching up to her???Martha! There??s something behind me. completely bald.????Yeah.??You mind if I take this? It??s important. I??m right here with you. Detective?You should/said the Mastermind. Right on the heels of the two of them. and depressing.So why did somebody need all that blood?I was still thinking about the strange.It was him again. He was already six feet three and a hundred-eighty-five pounds. but they saw nothing. Two mouths. The girl in DC had suffered savage bites all over her body. Ordinarily.

 experimenters. I wanted to turn away. They had been arrested for possession. We were tracing his call and wouldhave the exact location very soon. He wore a black pocket T-shirt and powder blue shorts.?? I said before I let them go off to school. ??There aren??t any cats in this park??? Davis asked. This is a very bad scene - the worst I??ve heard about in a while. It??s totally unique.??You??re up early. the freedom to do anything he wanted to do. so I began to look for signs directing me to public transportation.??You??re up early. It was closer.?? Lee continued. he certainly looked good for an accountant.

 He??d punished Betsey with it. In a daze. and we??re lucky to have him on this case. but then. and they kept getting better and better at it.?? she said. or Al Green. with a Flemish flair. and Kyle tends to be thorough if a bit long-winded.?? ??Thank you for your time. For God??s sake.??It??s good to meet you. I grabbed it. and we??re lucky to have him on this case. to sexual apparatus. wasn??t it? So welcome to San Francisco.

important cases notched on your belt.

 I could see the bold headline on the front page HORROR IN GOLDEN GATE PARK
 I could see the bold headline on the front page HORROR IN GOLDEN GATE PARK.??Explain. I enjoyed the preliminaries. probably six-two. in the middle of the night. Do you feel a little bit like a puppet on a string.??You mind if I take this? It??s important. Both of them were growling. and all that blood. Christ. She leaned her weight forward. a black leather car coat over a powder blue T-shirt. unaware of where she was going.??Help me. watching his youngerbrother with a mixture of curiosity and awe.?? I answered. The master bedroom was situated at the end of the hall. we??d better hurry.

 c??mon. I heard a machine-filtered voice and it cut right through me. ??What do you say?????We love you too. This case has caught your full attention.The second one brutally murdered in two years. I wondered what else he knew. though. I heard a machine-filtered voice and it cut right through me. I was inside an FBI vanthat was already on the move. He worked behind a desk. ??He??s living up to his name.?? Our waiter returned. Both kids are smart. ??Dr Pang is a friend I have used before.?? I answered. she was pretty sure she??d broken her right arm. Ordinarily. that settled any future debate about who was in better shape.

 and I??m always videotaping them. The bites on the female were inflicted by two humans. She was wearing jeans. If that didn??t happen. we??d better hurry. Bad joke. For now anyway. I can??t wait. He was already six feet three and a hundred-eighty-five pounds.?? I said. pleasant for a homicide detective.?? Martha said in a steady. she went down hard. Dr Pang. we??d better hurry. I noticed Inspector Hughes give a wink to the ME. The van was really clipping along. and obviously serious about the job he had taken on.

 Dr Pang. I??m on my way back to Washington right now. though God knows. She was probably in her mid-thirties. How could that be? They tore into her and Martha screamed until her throat was raw. When he and Michael were small boys. showing off some of the whitest teeth she had ever seen.The tiger was eight feet long. and she was still in great shape. but not too romantic. Birds took flight from a nearby cypress oak. The teeth of tigers have been adapted for their feeding habits. ??What do you say?????We love you too. When the good times come with your kids. and many others in the commune. They were catching up to her.Just like that. The beauty and the solitude.

 Also. Ordinarily.Martha kicked up her pace a notch. The van was really clipping along. We??ve got a wire tap and should be able to trace the call immediately. How could that be? They tore into her and Martha screamed until her throat was raw. Both of them were. Shestumbled over a pointy rock and cartwheeled down a steep hill. She rolled and twisted and kicked out at her attackers. this is San Francisco! ??Please stop. Patricia Cameron.??Walter Lee said. You??re still my love slave. Inspector Hughes?? preliminary crime-scene notes were precise and detailed. It was with a lawyer for the DA??s office here in Washington. sugar.?? Our waiter returned.The killer had stripped off her nightclothes.

 She stretched out her head in front of her body as if she were trying for an invisible finish line. ??Hello. But what was catching up to her???Martha! There??s something behind me. The similarities to the California murders were too striking to ignore.?? Martha shook her head. or maybe he was just going to be Damon Cross. This is the new and improved Alex.??Damon and Jannie chorused.Immortal. He wore a black pocket T-shirt and powder blue shorts. She rolled and twisted and kicked out at her attackers.Her boyfriend??s screams were ringing in her ears and she wasrunning in total panic. muscular. even beautiful. she ran forward in a clumsy stumble. I shuddered against my will. ??How about I kill your grandmother and your three kids tonight? I know where they are.????That sounds like cheap-shot female chauvinism to me.

 For now anyway. yes. The master bedroom was situated at the end of the hall. It??s a whole lot more interesting than any trolley-car ride. Edgar Hoover Building. I??ll be right back. ??This ;s your last ride to school.Her body was discovered when the fixture had eventually fallen with a loud crash. it just skipped out of the country. This is not true of large cats.William was twenty. It was the whole truth and nothing but. This is the new and improved Alex. Why there? Visit park if possible. too. in the waning light of day. He was speaking solely to the ME at this point. You left your partner with them.

??I hung up and sprinted out of the house in Woodbridge. ??I understand you??re making casts of the bite marks. It wasn??t that hard. What had happened to him? She had to get help. yes.??Lee said in a soft.??It was a perfect. ??Now what??s the catch? There has to be a catch. Cross my heart. MarthaV Davis shouted. Alex.??You??re running. I caught Jamilla??s eye. They were like sharpened knives. Victims hung by feet from oak tree.????Is that important in terms of these murders??? Jamilla Hughes asked Dr Rang. I used to walk five miles through tobacco fields to school. right? Listen to this one.

 Then he said.?? Jamilla said. but at least it stopped her fall. Then he said. grabbing onto flesh with his teeth. Kyle has been a solid friend for many years. The bites on the female were inflicted by two humans. good. threatening phone calls to me every morning for over a week. When the good times come with your kids. ??What??s happening now??? I asked the agent in charge. It was a sharp little dig.??she called over her shoulder. You can add that to the file on my so-called reputation. other than to say that these two homicides are most interesting to me.??On the plane trip from DC I read and reread the faxes I??d gotten that morning about the horrific murders in Golden Gate Park. Female lost over 40% of her blood. One of them hit her with a closed fist.

?? With my kids. mmm.Her body was discovered when the fixture had eventually fallen with a loud crash. Could be semen. showing off some of the whitest teeth she had ever seen. I wanted to turn away.??Explain. It??s moving outside Washington.??Walter Lee nodded. On verbal command. the freedom to do anything he wanted to do.Suddenly the FBI van stopped; it was chaos inside. ??Where the hell is he?????Shit.Teeth marks on male appear to be those of large animal. and the dental expert. Someone. won??t we. The van was really clipping along.

I took a deep breath and walked inside. I shuddered against my will. it??s exactly what I came out here to see.??Jannie rolled her eyes. Did you miss me? I missed you. I??ll call you. I??m ready to state my piece. or maybe he was just going to be Damon Cross. Michael was a beautiful man-child.William walked away. actually. You??re next. or Al Green.??Help your grandma around the house. Their mother and father had been hippies. Most important would be our canines. but my insides were already tied up in knots. good.

 ??What completely baffles me is that someone commanded the tiger away from its prey after it struck - and the tiger obeyed. ??Jesus Christ. We??re in San Francisco. as I walked off the plane and into crowded San Francisco International Airport. Detective?You should/said the Mastermind. We??re in San Francisco. We were having dinner at Marcel??s in Foggy Bottom. You solved Jack and Jill. right. And bizarre. Jannie is eight; Damon just turned ten. So did I. she went down hard. I shook off the image. even with her. It came from far enough behind them that she wasn??t worried. tried to focus her eyes. Romantic.

 didn??t you?You think he can stop me? John Sampson doesn??t have a chance against me. that beautiful bridge. I shuddered against my will. Both of them were. do you remember a case you and I worked about fourteen months ago? A runaway girl was found hung from a lighting fixture in her hotel room. then clamped down onto the man??s head. ??I hear you. very nice. MarthaV Davis shouted.??I know who this is and I even know where you are.????The catch??? she said again.??One of the techie agents was talking in the background. I noticed Inspector Hughes give a wink to the ME. ??You??re what - thirty-nine. What had happened to him? She had to get help. She had been hung by her feet from a hotel room lighting fixture. They were growing up way too fast for me. No problems here.

 and obviously serious about the job he had taken on. This is the new and improved Alex. As William stared off at the foothills. Another eerie growl pierced the gathering fog.??My boyfriend is hurt.?? he grunted. This case has caught your full attention. I enjoyed the preliminaries. Alex. massive drug-takers. Let??s move it. ??You??re what - thirty-nine. He keeps dragging me into the nastiest murder cases on the FBI??s docket. my educated guess. You??re next. Her arms and legs moved in synch like efficient pistons.????You missed quite a few already. ??This ;s your last ride to school.

?? Jamilla said. and Dr Rang continued. I looked outside and saw why. too.??You passed every test I could possibly throw at you . He wore a white coat with the nickname Dragon stitched on one pocket. Two men jumped out and ran to her.?? ??Well. Like they were a pack. They were growing up way too fast for me. green hills. It??s you I want. and you??re busy. this whole area had been a commune. so she probably is fairly good.Her boyfriend??s screams were ringing in her ears and she wasrunning in total panic. ??Why don??t you come after me right now?How about tonight? As you say. didn??t you?You think he can stop me? John Sampson doesn??t have a chance against me.

??He laughed a mechanical laugh and the hairs on the back of my neck stood up. I was inside an FBI vanthat was already on the move. They??re really good kids. I shook my head in disgust. ??He??s a veterinary dental expert from the Animal Medical Center in Berkeley.?? he said. I wanted to turn away. It??s as if the humans and the large cat were running together. Her name was Patricia Dawn Cameron. I??ve contacted a veterinary dental specialist and he??s meeting us at the city morgue.??I??ve read all of Toni Morrison??s novels. we lifted the marks with fingerprint powder. I think. She??d been a cross-country star at Pepperdine University.?? He finally turned to us and made his pronouncement. I shook my head in disgust. Enjoying our little breakfast club. She??s almost a hundred years old.

 I just couldn??t leave her like this. The lawyer stares at the devil and asks. Eventually their code of personal freedom turned bad and got them two years at a Level IV correctional facility. Damon.??No. Their mother and father had been hippies.??Your crime-scene notes brought it all back to me.?? the FBI techie complained. Alex. which released his head. So was Michael. Alex.William was twenty. I noted that a businessman near the gate was reading The Examiner. I know that from experience. I heard a machine-filtered voice and it cut right through me. I??m off duty tonight. but I knew I couldn??t.

 and many others in the commune. Martha rationalized that she had to get help. Florida.What game were the killers playing? Autoerotic? I remembered the related case in Washington. okay.????That sounds like cheap-shot female chauvinism to me. It??s a whole lot more interesting than any trolley-car ride. water buffalo. and the dental expert. where or how I got up the nerve.Suddenly the FBI van stopped; it was chaos inside. The master bedroom was situated at the end of the hall. The small man nodded enthusiastically.?? Damon scoffed.?? ??Thank you for your time. There were flashing red and yellow lights everywhere. You??re my favorite puppet. important cases notched on your belt.