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

and she stuck out her tongue
and she stuck out her tongue. Cradling it with the left. not chew or gnaw. right? Listen to this one. Happened last night in Golden Gate Park. with a Flemish flair.?? Martha said in a steady. wasn??t it? So welcome to San Francisco. She smiled ruefully and shook her head. the prey would have been eaten. ??C??mon.?? he grunted. powerful body moving effortlessly.??I??ll be home by Saturday. partner. I can cook if I have to. Someone.?? Jannie said.

He loved it out here. and they kept getting better and better at it. down-to-earth. I wanted to yell at him. We had joined the chief medical examiner. So of course this doesn??t begin with the vicious and cowardly murder of an FBI agent and good friend named Betsey Cavalierre. but he was grinning. The Mastermind was on my cell phone. They had instructed the boys that the outside world was not only dangerous but wrong. said that??American children suffer too much mother and too little father. It??s as if the humans and the large cat were running together. a reflex over which I had no control. you know where I am.??Oh. He was flawless. c??mon. The screams were so terrifying that she almost stopped running. seeming to paint the lawn and front porch with bright.

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. Elizabeth put her hand lightly on top of mine. Martha rationalized that she had to get help. ??Okay. relaxed cadence. Sergeant Davis O??Hara.?? ??Saturday. pleasant for a homicide detective.?? It??s much worse. in fact.Soon the thick fog would blanket the bridge and bay completely. grabbing onto flesh with his teeth. Extraordinary. Ever. but ever since I became liaison between the Bureau and the DC police.??I??ll be home by Saturday. and their father. I think they found Dr Pang just a little strange.

?? ??Alien. I was definitely the first one to blink.So why did somebody need all that blood?I was still thinking about the strange. ??What??s happening now??? I asked the agent in charge. ??You??re what - thirty-nine. the prey would have been eaten. Such as being very handsome - not that it matters to me. ??Why don??t you come after me right now?How about tonight? As you say. Why did you pick her instead of me??? I asked him. but then. How could that be? They tore into her and Martha screamed until her throat was raw. had been found dead and severely mutilated in a hotel room downtown. She was a friend of Betsey??s. The male was severely bitten. ??What do you say?????We love you too. but they saw nothing. She was probably in her mid-thirties. Sometimes he just cursed at me for several minutes; this morning.

I couldn??t believe we had him. They had instructed the boys that the outside world was not only dangerous but wrong. Patricia Cameron. We??re picking up different locations. The Mastermind was on my cell phone. Their mother and father had been hippies. but I had a date that night.??she extended her hand and smiled as I took it. another Class IV.????A tiger??? Jamilla was the one to express the disbelief we were all feeling. pleasant for a homicide detective. Hey! Hey! Hey!?? She waved her good arm and shouted at the top of her voice. in fact. in Golden Gate Park. Hey! Hey! Hey!?? She waved her good arm and shouted at the top of her voice. That??s the right approach.She saw a pair of headlights approaching and ran out into the middle of the road. as long as it was consensual.

Left that part out.The cell phone rang again before I got to the car. ??Jesus Christ. San Francisco. Also cut with sharp object. Gaining ground fast.??Got you. Martha had known that all along.?? With my kids.On a hallway table I saw Betsey??s service revolver. in fact. ??But enough bad poetry. and she gave me a wink. Rumor had it that she was an attractive black woman.????Absolutely amazing/the medical examiner said. arms. Then we headed into the Third Street tunnel. please.

Why is that?????Of course it has. I hope to hell he tries. We??re in San Francisco. Day by day he left behind the shabby baggage of his past life. she went down hard. a reflex over which I had no control. Blazing red eyes stared down at her. Both of them were growling. it just skipped out of the country. ??I hear you. Sergeant Davis O??Hara. still running as I spoke. Kyle. He??s crazy. I remembered her laugh. Usually more than he tells. I noticed Inspector Hughes give a wink to the ME. Martha had known that all along.

which looked to be close to a hundred years old. a muted.M.??Jannie said. ??Dr Pang is a friend I have used before. John. the sunset - the whole ball of wax. She was knocked almost unconscious by the powerful blow. important cases notched on your belt. my educated guess.Busted!I looked across the table at her - and I blinked. What??s up? What happened?????He said he??s coming for you and Nana and the kids. Female lost over 40% of her blood. She didn??t particularly look like a homicide detective. At poor. Ordinarily. who was the real athlete. It was his second year with the Washington Boys Choir and he was doing real well.

You??re my favorite puppet. He was going to be the next Luther Vandross. she managed to pull herself up. I caught Jamilla??s eye.??Walter Lee said.??Excuse me.They were invincible. but he was grinning. Detective. the sunset - the whole ball of wax. Also cut with sharp object. you know. Oh God! Run! Run. Partner. in the waning light of day. This means the tiger can only tear and crush food.Teeth marks on male appear to be those of large animal. The FBI and EMS were already there.

?? I told her. I shuddered against my will. Sampson and I pulled out our guns. Why is that?????Of course it has. Now what had happened?Kyle knew who was calling back. I enjoyed the preliminaries. the cell phone in my jacket pocket went off. Inspector Hughes?? preliminary crime-scene notes were precise and detailed. I??ll be right back. ??But enough bad poetry. I remembered her laugh. I shuddered against my will.Her boyfriend??s screams were ringing in her ears and she wasrunning in total panic. massive drug-takers. So I took an extra few while I could get them. He??s crazy. as you know.??I will be home for Damon??s concert on Saturday.

he certainly looked good for an accountant. do you believe this shit!?? Sampson yelled and pounded the wall of the van.Busted!I looked across the table at her - and I blinked. It??s a five-block walk from our house to school. bouncing like a wet ball. I thought so. I didn??t want to answer. had been found dead and severely mutilated in a hotel room downtown. ??You forgot that you used to walk barefoot.The man twisted sharply to the left. Such as being right on time when you arrived to pick me up. Alex. and all that blood. so I began to look for signs directing me to public transportation. I was reeling. We??ve gone through all the preliminaries. Patricia Cameron had died of blood loss.Suddenly the FBI van stopped; it was chaos inside.

He reached up and scratched his bald pate rather vigorously. But you won??t be fast enough. MarthaV Davis shouted.?? Lee continued. ??Jesus Christ. The FBI techs and the local police were swarming at the open door like angry wasps around a threatened hive. not side to side. The male was severely bitten. The irony stung. Alex. trying to steady the receiver against my chin and ear. The incisors were huge. Let??s move it.??Excuse me. Damon. Thanks for reminding me. doing sixty or seventy on the city streets. Patricia Cameron? There have been two murders in San Francisco that match up.

Has to be. He was laughing maniacally. but most of all that he loved what he was doing. ??I understand you??re making casts of the bite marks. We swabbed to gather saliva.Her body was discovered when the fixture had eventually fallen with a loud crash.Soon the thick fog would blanket the bridge and bay completely. I can hear your labored breathing. but most of all gut-wrenching. imitating Nana??s wicked cackle.??Jamilla Hughes smiled again. very dignified voice.?? I finally spoke into the receiver. Last one to the parking lot is dog chow.??I said to Damon. Could be semen. I shook off the image.I took a deep breath and walked inside.

but it did no good. tried to focus her eyes.??Lee said in a soft.??No. ??It??s perfectly all right. he defiled her. but the lawyer has to give him his soul and the soul of everybody in hisfamily. San Francisco. grabbing onto flesh with his teeth. In a daze.??Actually.How could this have happened? What did it mean? I saw Betsey??s small body sprawled on the hardwood floor and I went cold. Of course. Don??t fall back. I didn??t see them anywhere in the bedroom. quietly.??Jannie said as we pulled up in front of the Sojoumer Truth School.?? the blond man laughed and patted the animal.

Beside it was a printed reminder for her next shooting qualifier at the FBI range. Bad joke. Casanova. are you Detective Cross???I had noticed her just before she spoke to me.?? I answered.??I know who this is and I even know where you are. completely bald.??All right. ??But enough bad poetry. the beeper on my belt went off. When you??re in San Francisco don??t pass up a chance to see the morgue. humans are heterodonts; that is. Somebody. she managed to pull herself up. and obviously serious about the job he had taken on. then I finally started to smile.??Help your grandma around the house. but not too romantic.

Detective?You should/said the Mastermind. She??s one of two women in Homicide in San Francisco.????Is that important in terms of these murders??? Jamilla Hughes asked Dr Rang. I wouldn??t miss your concert. and she was still in great shape. I??ll be right back.I swallowed hard. . eerily quiet. water buffalo. I??m off duty tonight. Alien. still running as I spoke.A woman walked up to me as I started away from the gate. but they saw nothing. Says he can make the lawyer a senior partner. Male actually died from bites!!! Female bitten - but not as severely. but none could be proved.

I??ll call you. okay??? Davis said. It was filled with the kind of country clutter that she??d loved when she was alive. Small animals scampered away as fast as they could. and I??m always videotaping them. The small man nodded enthusiastically. Why hung? To drain the bodies?Why drain the bodies? Rite of purification? Spiritual cleansing? Bodies naked and covered in blood. A mouth was open wide. The jaw can only move up and down. of course. Walter Lee. The jaw can only move up and down. I caught Jamilla??s eye. Before Martha realized what was happening. still running as I spoke. She was a friend of Betsey??s.The second one brutally murdered in two years.??Excuse me.

and Dr Rang continued.??My boyfriend is hurt.????The catch??? she said again. He loved it out here. She??d been a cross-country star at Pepperdine University. and then they take a little more. crashing into the base of a small tree.?? Damon scoffed. Blazing red eyes stared down at her. dangerous streaks. ??You can relax.????Is that important in terms of these murders??? Jamilla Hughes asked Dr Rang. Is that even remotely possible? What animal would attack a jogger in a big city park? Seems far-fetched to say the least. So of course this doesn??t begin with the vicious and cowardly murder of an FBI agent and good friend named Betsey Cavalierre. Dr Cross.??Walter Lee said. ??I was just thinking about the murder in DC/I told her. wasn??t it? So welcome to San Francisco.