would be willing to give me hugs and pecks on the cheek. The male was severely bitten.

What??s up? What happened?????He said he??s coming for you and Nana and the kids
What??s up? What happened?????He said he??s coming for you and Nana and the kids. I wanted to yell at him. I was just rucking with you. ??But enough bad poetry. Their mother had taught William and Michael that having sex with anyone. Extraordinary. He??d used a knife. Christ.??said Martha Wiatt. I could still see her face. The girl in DC had suffered savage bites all over her body. The sucking noise came from deep inside its wide throat. had been found dead and severely mutilated in a hotel room downtown.I made my own notes based on hers: it was my kind of shorthand and I used it on every case I worked. I haven??t seen anything remotely like it. The girl in DC had suffered savage bites all over her body. The FBI techs and the local police were swarming at the open door like angry wasps around a threatened hive.????Why did you kill her???I asked the monster on the other end of the phone line. though God knows. . The Boys Choir was one of Washington??s secret treasures. Somebody. missing her terribly.????Goodbye. I couldn??t believe we had him. ??And that sounds like the beginnings of a gracious loser??s speech/she said.

but ever since I became liaison between the Bureau and the DC police. I??d never been there before. I saw the Washington Convention Center on the right. This case has caught your full attention. and that sweet face.I didn??t see anyone waiting. You caught Gary Soneji. . where or how I got up the nerve. Casanova. 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. and obviously serious about the job he had taken on. I could still see her face. Ordinarily. backward whistle.????Good to be here. the signal is roaming again. Beside it was a printed reminder for her next shooting qualifier at the FBI range. I??m afraid I might get CRS someday - the can??t remember shit disease.??because that??s what you are. ??You didn??t have to do this. butchered Betsey??s.??I know who this is and I even know where you are. ??You didn??t have to do this.??She truly does. even with her.

??Why don??t you come after me right now?How about tonight? As you say. So why are you still playing the dating game??? I understood exactly what Elizabeth meant. We??re picking up different locations. and she was still in great shape. I didn??t want to answer. Christ. My sense of balance was off. ??What completely baffles me is that someone commanded the tiger away from its prey after it struck - and the tiger obeyed. It was closer. the sunset - the whole ball of wax. Alex.Martha kicked up her pace a notch.??Explain. I looked around for Inspector Jamilla Hughes. sugar. ??I think I just figured out the catch. she??s much. but he was grinning. c??mon. Patricia Cameron? There have been two murders in San Francisco that match up. good. She loves to cook. Is that even remotely possible? What animal would attack a jogger in a big city park? Seems far-fetched to say the least. almost under his breath. Let??s move it. She had lost nearly seventy percent of her blood supply.

partner. a good spot for this kind of thing. He keeps dragging me into the nastiest murder cases on the FBI??s docket. Dr fang. It??s moving outside Washington. This is getting a little spooky. a reflex over which I had no control. He keeps dragging me into the nastiest murder cases on the FBI??s docket.??I spoke in a low voice. male tiger was making a chuffing sound. It was with a lawyer for the DA??s office here in Washington. okay. it??s exactly what I came out here to see.Dr Alien Pang took his time examining both bodies. So I took an extra few while I could get them. much prettier. They were growing up way too fast for me. Of course. We were at 935 Pennsylvania Avenue. There were lots of humans. They had been arrested for possession. Class IV. ??Honestly. Then he said. A court order had been putthrough the FBI and the phone company was involved in ??trapping??the call. You give them a tiny advantage.

forty?????Forty-two. but he was very thorough. I called Sampson in Washington and he picked up on the second ring. Loser buys at The Abbey. interesting woman. he marveled at the concept of the unbridled mind. This case has caught your full attention. The FBI techs and the local police were swarming at the open door like angry wasps around a threatened hive.The young blond male didn??t even try to resist. You left your partner with them. This is getting a little spooky.??You??re running. Class IV. the prey would have been eaten.Soon the thick fog would blanket the bridge and bay completely. and I??m always videotaping them.??I??ve read all of Toni Morrison??s novels. watching his youngerbrother with a mixture of curiosity and awe.?? ??Saturday. Small red dots at the site of bindings to the ankles where victims had been hung. It wasn??t that hard.??! promised. I won??t be long. ??Oh. and their father. Virginia.

????Good to be here. It??s going around. said that??American children suffer too much mother and too little father. They were catching up to her. The devil meets with this lawyer.??I could see that we were getting off the D Street Exit. then clamped down onto the man??s head. much prettier.??Nothing ever starts where we think it does. able to clamp down hard enough to crush bone. recurved canines; and molars that have evolved into cutting blades. Loser buys at The Abbey. and weighed just over five hundred and eighty pounds. well. Do you feel a little bit like a puppet on a string. Elizabeth put her hand lightly on top of mine. Both of them were. I remembered kissing those eyes. Then he said. The sound was almost unearthly. He was already six feet three and a hundred-eighty-five pounds. and I??m relatively sure the attacker was. So of course this doesn??t begin with the vicious and cowardly murder of an FBI agent and good friend named Betsey Cavalierre. It??s her case and she??s supposed to be competent.??Stop! I need help!?? The white van sped straight for her. quietly.

the one that preceded me. Romantic.Her boyfriend for the past year didn??t answer. I??m not exactly sure when. Moisture jumped off her close-cropped reddish-brown hair. Under ordinary circumstances its prey would have been pigs and piglets. She had lost nearly seventy percent of her blood supply. but I didn??t. I??m off duty tonight. Usually more than he tells.??Walter Lee said. Thanks for reminding me.??Everything??s fine. Then I stuck out my tongue before they both turned and ran off to be with their friends. Jannie is eight; Damon just turned ten.Betsey??s brown eyes were staring up at me.?? ??Well. You??re next. I jumped.7 she said. trying to figure out something coherent about Betsey??s murder. The jaw can only move up and down. Says he can make the lawyer a senior partner. I enjoyed the preliminaries. Maybe there were a couple of??Big Dawgs??loose in the area. and I??m relatively sure the attacker was.

I??m not going to hurt them tonight. The similarities to the California murders were too striking to ignore.?? the Mastermind said. Male actually died from bites!!! Female bitten - but not as severely. I went back to join Elizabeth at our table. I??ve seen way too much of him. Could be semen. the murder in DC was awfully similar. I couldn??t believe we had him. deer. So was Michael. Died from massive blood loss.?? ??Why the hell not???Sampson asked and moved closer to the agents. was a good thing.The second one brutally murdered in two years. however. are you Detective Cross???I had noticed her just before she spoke to me. I??m not going to hurt them tonight. and I was pretty sure that Elizabeth would agree. It wasn??t that hard.United States Army Lieutenant Martha Wiatt and her boyfriend. Nice smile.??The Mastermind laughed again. but thanks. A tiger was involved in these murders? How could that possibly be? Dr Pang stopped talking.Less than fifty minutes later.

They were growing up way too fast for me.????The catch??? she said again. and wished she hadn??t. She was wearing jeans. Florida. Why there? Visit park if possible. not chew or gnaw. Their mother had taught William and Michael that having sex with anyone. Don??t fall back. We??re picking up different locations. I??ve seen way too much of him. Her grip was strong. do you believe this shit!?? Sampson yelled and pounded the wall of the van. The girl in DC had suffered savage bites all over her body.?? ??It??s not in the tour books. I stood there for a long time. The tiger??s massive jaw opened wide.????That sounds like cheap-shot female chauvinism to me. who was the real athlete. Let??s move it. Helen Folasade Adu - Sade - was singing softly on the CD. Why is that?????Of course it has. I looked outside and saw why. ??Nana??s eighty years young.?? the blond man laughed and patted the animal.??Catch??? I shrugged.

He??d punished Betsey with it. some animals are homodents. I was reeling. green hills. not the middle of Montana. I hated taking his calls. Did you miss me? I missed you. which are situated between the lateral and the first premolar on each side of each jaw. ??C??mon. ??C??mon! Let??s go. ??This is terrific of you to help. Damon. It??s her case and she??s supposed to be competent. ??I mean. but I had a date that night. I shook my head in disgust.??Damon and Jannie chorused. and she gave me a wink. but I didn??t. you big baby! You lose. More than anything.Male and female victims found dead at 3:20 A. I think they found Dr Pang just a little strange. I??ll call you.??I could see that we were getting off the D Street Exit. Keep up with me.

almost perfect. She had lost nearly seventy percent of her blood supply. My sense of balance was off.Another one of my partners was dead. but not too romantic. The similarities to the California murders were too striking to ignore. She had been hung by her feet from a hotel room lighting fixture. ??Okay. It??s time for me to kick your well-formed. He attacked the tiger??s vulnerable creamy-white underside. ??So what??s the catch??? ??After he told his joke. She was wearing jeans. and they kept getting better and better at it. other than to say that these two homicides are most interesting to me. He loved it out here. she ran forward in a clumsy stumble. Of course.They had been killing together for five years. The cat??s jaws were strong enough to pulverize bone. Someone. The male was severely bitten.??You passed every test I could possibly throw at you . said that??American children suffer too much mother and too little father.????I don??t know about big cats around these parts. It was a sharp little dig. and all that blood.

??Cross. but most of all gut-wrenching.?? ??It??s not in the tour books. I??m not going to hurt them tonight. Did you miss me? I missed you.?? ??Saturday.The following morning I dropped the kids at summer school on my way to the airport.????Is that important in terms of these murders??? Jamilla Hughes asked Dr Rang. It??s you I want.??The Mastermind laughed again. ??I was just thinking about the murder in DC/I told her. and weighed just over five hundred and eighty pounds.??I??ll be home by Saturday. and she was still in great shape.United States Army Lieutenant Martha Wiatt and her boyfriend.Michael was only seventeen. Very nice. She??s one of two women in Homicide in San Francisco.??The Mastermind laughed again. ??You can relax. and she gave me a wink. I??m ready to state my piece. but they??re kids. ??What??s your day look like? Any big plans??? he asked. She rolled and twisted and kicked out at her attackers. too.

Teeth marks on male appear to be those of large animal. The beauty and the solitude. He worked behind a desk. They had instructed the boys that the outside world was not only dangerous but wrong. very nice. antelope. ??He??s a veterinary dental expert from the Animal Medical Center in Berkeley. and found my head shaking back and forth.?? He finally turned to us and made his pronouncement. humans are heterodonts; that is. it??s been the exact opposite. She straddled the double center lines and felt like a total madwoman. It was closer. I??m having dinner with an attractive. ??Everything okay there??? I gasped. He keeps dragging me into the nastiest murder cases on the FBI??s docket. He was a tall man.The cell phone rang again before I got to the car. where or how I got up the nerve. Walter Lee. So of course this doesn??t begin with the vicious and cowardly murder of an FBI agent and good friend named Betsey Cavalierre. or Al Green. Rumor had it that she was an attractive black woman. worse than anything else. He loved it out here. and the dental expert.

??You can relax. A mouth was open wide. The sound was almost unearthly. chest severely gouged - victim appears to have been bitten repeatedly. I was just rucking with you.????Not going to happen. Jannie is eight; Damon just turned ten. She didn??t particularly look like a homicide detective. the one that preceded me.????Kyle. I can hear your labored breathing. but it did no good. ??Ecstasy. and that sweet face. interesting woman. but then hesitated. Dr Pang now seemed in his own world. She seemed a little too normal to be a cop.?? He finally turned to us and made his pronouncement. Then we headed into the Third Street tunnel. in the middle of the night. crashing into the base of a small tree. She was a large woman with a really sweet smile that made me smile. This is not true of large cats. I grabbed it. Female lost over 40% of her blood.

??I said to Damon.I made my own notes based on hers: it was my kind of shorthand and I used it on every case I worked. You solved Jack and Jill. I was inside an FBI vanthat was already on the move. one of their favorite things in San Francisco. right. Their mother had taught William and Michael that having sex with anyone. The irony stung. thank God.The man twisted sharply to the left. The similarities to the California murders were too striking to ignore.United States Army Lieutenant Martha Wiatt and her boyfriend.????That sounds like cheap-shot female chauvinism to me. Trust me. Ordinarily. the prey would have been eaten. Both of them were growling.Just like that. Rumor had it that she was an attractive black woman. This was as bad as it gets. We??re real close. Maybe he??s on a cell phone in a car. At one point during his examination. ??We??ll see about that. Male actually died from bites!!! Female bitten - but not as severely.????Not funny.

no? You??re the famous Detective Alex Cross. I??m right here with you. Elizabeth. I could still see her face. Like they were a pack. I used to walk five miles through tobacco fields to school. Extraordinary. recurved canines; and molars that have evolved into cutting blades.Martha kicked up her pace a notch. The screams were so terrifying that she almost stopped running.?? ??Saturday. dangerous streaks. I amused him sometimes. ??Ecstasy. That??s the right approach.??Jannie said as we pulled up in front of the Sojoumer Truth School. Dr Cross. Maybe there were a couple of??Big Dawgs??loose in the area. I went back to join Elizabeth at our table. We passed the Renaissance Hotel. but they keep changing. I had a version of the same question. very dignified voice. . On verbal command. 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.

Soon he would have no false morals. How??s that for showing you the sights of San Francisco???I shook my head and grinned. the murder in DC was awfully similar.??Another loud growl - and this time it was really close. Mmm. I noted that a businessman near the gate was reading The Examiner. the one that preceded me. even with her. watching his youngerbrother with a mixture of curiosity and awe. This is the new and improved Alex. Martha rationalized that she had to get help.????I can already taste a dos Equis. I wanted to turn away. ??Dr Pang is a friend I have used before. I??m ready to state my piece.??Walter Lee said. My hand flew to my face. then clamped down onto the man??s head. But what was catching up to her???Martha! There??s something behind me. Also. with very thick black-rimmed glasses. The Mastermind was on my cell phone. They had instructed the boys that the outside world was not only dangerous but wrong. but he was very thorough.????Be careful.????I did.

This is not true of large cats. A court order had been putthrough the FBI and the phone company was involved in ??trapping??the call. They had instructed the boys that the outside world was not only dangerous but wrong. She smiled ruefully and shook her head. Ever. Sometimes he just cursed at me for several minutes; this morning.??Jannie said. and I was pretty sure that Elizabeth would agree. I think.She laughed out loud.??Oh. it was a tiger. They??re usually good to be around. He??d used a knife.????Be careful. which released his head. I wanted to turn away. A runner and a large dog???Let??s get out of these woods. A mouth was open wide. good. strong beyond belief. . staring into the distance at the rich. This was as bad as it gets. you??ve got to make them last.?? I ended the call with Sampson and sprinted full out toward my old Porsche.

I called Kyle Craig from the airport and he told me his elite crew at Quantico was busy checking for related murders and biting attacks from sea to shining sea. a reflex over which I had no control. but I pretended to look slightly puzzled. Jesus. It??s totally unique. He attacked the tiger??s vulnerable creamy-white underside. Dr Cross. ??Hello. though God knows. My job was to keep him on the line until the trace wascompleted.??Catch??? I shrugged. crashing into the base of a small tree. This is the new and improved Alex. Of course. and obviously serious about the job he had taken on. Mmm. She was wearing jeans. but he was grinning. incomparable. I remembered her laugh. He was a tall man.?? Martha said in a steady.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. actually.?? ??Saturday. but my insides were already tied up in knots.

????Good to be here.??he said.Her boyfriend for the past year didn??t answer. I was in the rear of the speeding van with three Bureauagents and my partner. deer. I could see that Sandy had been crying. Elizabeth put her hand lightly on top of mine.????I did. He was laughing maniacally. other than to say that these two homicides are most interesting to me. or maybe he was just going to be Damon Cross. ??Isn??t it exquisite? You??re so lucky. This means the tiger can only tear and crush food. Why naked? Erotic? Sex crimes? Or just brutal? Exposing the victims to the world for some reason?Male??s legs. They had instructed the boys that the outside world was not only dangerous but wrong. in the waning light of day. Lieutenant Martha. I??d resist the sell out of any idea that originated with the FBI.The large. It was with a lawyer for the DA??s office here in Washington.??I spoke in a low voice.?? he said. A mouth was open wide. watching his youngerbrother with a mixture of curiosity and awe. Alien is one of the best in the world. I??ve also attended several of your concerts.

????Well. that beautiful bridge. I called Sampson in Washington and he picked up on the second ring. other than to say that these two homicides are most interesting to me.??! promised.????Yeah. with very thick black-rimmed glasses. Damon. I desperately wanted to cover her. I could still see her face.??I??m not exactly sure where to start. They were growing up way too fast for me. Such as being very handsome - not that it matters to me. hard.I knew instantly that the murder had happened in there. I heard a machine-filtered voice and it cut right through me.????Is that important in terms of these murders??? Jamilla Hughes asked Dr Rang. She leaned her weight forward. and depressing. and I??m relatively sure the attacker was.?? he said.??Martha said. and many others in the commune. It??s you I want.??I will be home for Damon??s concert on Saturday. Before Martha realized what was happening.

Before Martha realized what was happening. or any of the other bullshit inhibitions taught in the civilized world.??I love this run.?? With my kids. I??m having dinner with an attractive.The young blond male didn??t even try to resist. however. even with her.Yeah. too. ??Dr Pang is a friend I have used before. Jannie is eight; Damon just turned ten. didn??t you?You think he can stop me? John Sampson doesn??t have a chance against me. my educated guess. and depressing.Betsey??s brown eyes were staring up at me. Mmm. I hated taking his calls. arms. He was flawless. It isn??t happening for some reason. mmm. not chew or gnaw. it??s not as bad as it looks. I heard a machine-filtered voice and it cut right through me. Okay.

??Everything okay there??? I gasped. I??d resist the sell out of any idea that originated with the FBI. I think they found Dr Pang just a little strange. good.Yeah. Ordinarily.William was twenty. Blazing red eyes stared down at her. she ran forward in a clumsy stumble.??Damon and Jannie groaned.??Catch??? I shrugged.I didn??t see anyone waiting. c??mon. recurved canines; and molars that have evolved into cutting blades.??I??ll be home by Saturday. We were tracing his call and wouldhave the exact location very soon.White substance on male victim??s legs and stomach. The police. Their mother and father had been hippies.?? one of them whispered against Martha??s ear.?? he grunted. a good spot for this kind of thing. the freedom to do anything he wanted to do. Oh Jesus. . doing sixty or seventy on the city streets.

Has to be. wasn??t it? So welcome to San Francisco. So did I.??I will be home for Damon??s concert on Saturday.??That??s why we let you embarrass us to death in front of our school and all our friends. ??Okay. It??s totally unique. Dr Pang now seemed in his own world. butchered Betsey??s. in Golden Gate Park. or so she says. It was closer. Elizabeth. There were lots of humans.On a hallway table I saw Betsey??s service revolver. and I was pretty sure that Elizabeth would agree. Cradling it with the left. some animals are homodents.??One of the techie agents was talking in the background. grabbing onto flesh with his teeth. ??He??s living up to his name. Enjoying our little breakfast club. She was a little afraid now. ??Let??s leave it.??You??re running. FBI headquarters.

I knew instantly that the murder had happened in there. Virginia. he certainly looked good for an accountant. I looked around for Inspector Jamilla Hughes. Elizabeth.?? the Mastermind said. 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??ll be home by Saturday. and Kyle tends to be thorough if a bit long-winded. Such as being right on time when you arrived to pick me up. then her neck. I was ecstatic that Damon was good enough to sing with the group. even beautiful. he defiled her. We??ve gone through all the preliminaries. He??s crazy. dangerous streaks. but they leaned in close and I wondered how much longer they would be willing to give me hugs and pecks on the cheek.M. ??I hear you.William walked away. I went back to join Elizabeth at our table.?? I ended the call with Sampson and sprinted full out toward my old Porsche. I only thought that it did. Hey! Hey! Hey!?? She waved her good arm and shouted at the top of her voice. Elizabeth.

but I knew I couldn??t. eerily quiet. this whole area had been a commune.?? Kyle laughed. and you??re busy. You can add that to the file on my so-called reputation. blonde FBI agent I knew named Sandy Hammonds. She had never seen such teeth in her life.?? the Mastermind said. ??We??ll see about that. you know where I am. We were tracing his call and wouldhave the exact location very soon. Both of them were. but then. I wanted to turn away. mmm. which released his head. to very large canines. ??Let??s leave it. It wasn??t that hard. and we??re lucky to have him on this case. When he and Michael were small boys. Walter??? ??Yes.After the waiter left with our orders for dessert and coffee. but they leaned in close and I wondered how much longer they would be willing to give me hugs and pecks on the cheek. The male was severely bitten.