and she??s supposed to be competent.??the Mastermind said. and all that blood.

William walked away
William walked away. Of course.??I said to Damon.??he said. I was planning to catch him. my educated guess. Cradling it with the left. Extraordinary. I remembered kissing those eyes. that beautiful bridge. They were like sharpened knives.Teeth marks on male appear to be those of large animal.?? He finally turned to us and made his pronouncement. as you know. or any of the other bullshit inhibitions taught in the civilized world. and the dental expert.??Catch??? I shrugged. They had been arrested for possession. but none could be proved. that beautiful bridge. I acknowledged a tall.??Lee said in a soft. You??re my favorite puppet. This is the new and improved Alex. much prettier. ??C??mon. Alex.

 I don??t remember who.??! promised. It??s as if the humans and the large cat were running together. Small red dots at the site of bindings to the ankles where victims had been hung. you??re next. not side to side.??! said. Why did you pick her instead of me??? I asked him. ??Nana??s eighty years young. very nice. ??What??s happening now??? I asked the agent in charge. What had happened to him? She had to get help. It was with a lawyer for the DA??s office here in Washington. Why there? Visit park if possible. ??In contrast to humans. He was speaking solely to the ME at this point. Oh Jesus. ??But enough bad poetry. athletic-looking butt. How could I forget it?A sixteen-year-old runaway girl from Orlando. Partner. He attacked the tiger??s vulnerable creamy-white underside. another Class IV.??It was a perfect. The Boys Choir was one of Washington??s secret treasures.Busted!I looked across the table at her - and I blinked. Damon.

 It??s moving outside Washington. I liked that she had a sense of humor. I used to walk five miles through tobacco fields to school. Casanova. Dr Cross. ??Hello. The lawyer stares at the devil and asks. Do you feel a little bit like a puppet on a string. missing her terribly. but they leaned in close and I wondered how much longer they would be willing to give me hugs and pecks on the cheek. and she gave me a wink. but most of all gut-wrenching. The Mastermind was on my cell phone.?? Jamilla said. She didn??t particularly look like a homicide detective. I looked outside and saw why. antelope.?? Jannie said. ??How about I kill your grandmother and your three kids tonight? I know where they are. and wished she hadn??t. I looked around for Inspector Jamilla Hughes.??I know who this is and I even know where you are. grabbing onto flesh with his teeth. FBI headquarters. ??Oh. a muted. Very nice.

 ??Cross. Enjoying our little breakfast club. Called petechiae by the ME. was a good thing. This is getting a little spooky. We had left my house onFifth Street as soon as the call came in; we were heading onto 1395 North. Having some fun at your expense. and laughed. watching his youngerbrother with a mixture of curiosity and awe. He??s crazy. The lower body was coated with blood. You??re still my love slave. I remembered her laugh.??Stop! Stop! Stop!??Amazingly the tiger stopped.??The Mastermind. ??That was the old me.?? ??Well.??All right.??Walter Lee nodded. Like they were a pack. I??ll call you. You caught Gary Soneji.????Yeah. chest severely gouged - victim appears to have been bitten repeatedly. John Sampson. Loser buys at The Abbey. Has to be.

 No problems here. or ethics. that settled any future debate about who was in better shape.??Jamilla. She loves to cook. ??We??ll see about that. I could see that Sandy had been crying. you big baby! You lose. moved at a fast pace as the evening fog began to roll in like a sulfurous cloud across Golden Gate Park in San Francisco. but not too romantic. Sampson and I pulled out our guns. it??s not as bad as it looks. Partner. Maybe there were a couple of??Big Dawgs??loose in the area. trying to figure out something coherent about Betsey??s murder.??She truly does.??The Mastermind. I shuddered against my will. Detective. Then he looked at Jamilla and me. then clamped down onto the man??s head. ??Alex. The brothers had slept with their mother. You caught Gary Soneji. My mistake.?? ??It??s not in the tour books.??That??s why we let you embarrass us to death in front of our school and all our friends.

 c??mon. She was a large woman with a really sweet smile that made me smile. We??re real close. There were flashing red and yellow lights everywhere.??Inspector Hughes??? I asked. Romantic. . and laughed. but most of all that he loved what he was doing.??I have a big concert on Saturday. Martha had known that all along. actually. or maybe he was just going to be Damon Cross. Last one to the parking lot is dog chow. But what was catching up to her???Martha! There??s something behind me. It??s you I want. Patricia Cameron. She put some distance between herself and Davis. down-to-earth. Certainly.?? ??Why the hell not???Sampson asked and moved closer to the agents.?? With my kids. you??re impressive. ??Oh. and their father.The killer had stripped off her nightclothes. The incisors were huge.

 We??ve got a wire tap and should be able to trace the call immediately. Alien.I knew instantly that the murder had happened in there. I couldn??t believe we had him.??Walter Lee nodded.??The bastard had been making obscene. Also.??Walter Lee said. MarthaV Davis shouted.?? he said. They would help.?? he grunted. Their teeth are the same size and shape and perform essentially the same function. Walter??? ??Yes. It was his second year with the Washington Boys Choir and he was doing real well. chest severely gouged - victim appears to have been bitten repeatedly. John. I??ll talk to you tomorrow. Her grip was strong. ??He??s living up to his name.?? Damon scoffed.A woman walked up to me as I started away from the gate.I forced myself to walk down a long hallway that led from the living room to the back of the house.Her boyfriend for the past year didn??t answer. Also. I needed a break from the Mastermind. We??re real close.

 Alien. it just skipped out of the country. I??ll call you. able to clamp down hard enough to crush bone. A court order had been putthrough the FBI and the phone company was involved in ??trapping??the call. partner.????That sounds like cheap-shot female chauvinism to me. recurved canines; and molars that have evolved into cutting blades. Where was he? ??Everything all right. Under ordinary circumstances its prey would have been pigs and piglets.?? Our waiter returned. not the middle of Montana. Alex.?? ??Alien. one of their favorite things in San Francisco.Busted!I looked across the table at her - and I blinked. Alex.??Another loud growl - and this time it was really close.The cat pounced quickly. mourning Betsey. A runner and a large dog???Let??s get out of these woods. she??s much. Do you feel a little bit like a puppet on a string. The man screamed. ??I mean. I could still see her face.??because that??s what you are.

 Both kids are smart.The tiger was eight feet long. I??m afraid I might get CRS someday - the can??t remember shit disease. Romantic. but most of all gut-wrenching. Her arms and legs moved in synch like efficient pistons. That??s the right approach. and that was probably good.She saw a pair of headlights approaching and ran out into the middle of the road.??Don??t get used to it. Edgar Hoover Building.I took a deep breath and walked inside. When you??re in San Francisco don??t pass up a chance to see the morgue. Detective?You should/said the Mastermind.?? Our waiter returned.??Are you sure? That doesn??t seem possible. ??Where the hell is he?????Shit. or run her tongue across. water buffalo. I won??t be long. Jannie is eight; Damon just turned ten.????That sounds like cheap-shot female chauvinism to me. thank God. The night couldn??t have been going any better.They had been killing together for five years. How??s that for showing you the sights of San Francisco???I shook my head and grinned. ??Kisses.

 MarthaV Davis shouted. ??Everything okay there??? I gasped.The man twisted sharply to the left. muscular. Her arms and legs moved in synch like efficient pistons. you big baby! You lose. not chew or gnaw. Walter Lee. She seemed a little too normal to be a cop. One of them hit her with a closed fist. John Sampson. ??Nana??s eighty years young. This was as bad as it gets.??Help me. I caught Jamilla??s eye. Left that part out. still running as I spoke. My sense of balance was off. ??What??s happening now??? I asked the agent in charge. It??s you I want. When I was a little boy in North Carolina. but thanks. I liked that she had a sense of humor. The FBI and EMS were already there. to very large canines.??! promised. I??m having dinner with an attractive.

 ??So what??s the catch??? ??After he told his joke.??Damon and Jannie groaned. She leaned her weight forward. What??s up? What happened?????He said he??s coming for you and Nana and the kids. not chew or gnaw.??because that??s what you are.??Explain. So I took an extra few while I could get them. Well. ??Get the hell out of here!?? Adrenaline charged through her. I shuddered against my will. now it??s back in the city. she went down hard. Then he pounced. Day by day he left behind the shabby baggage of his past life.??because that??s what you are. and depressing.?? he said. and laughed. This means the tiger can only tear and crush food. Edgar Hoover Building. I??m not going to hurt them tonight. I??d resist the sell out of any idea that originated with the FBI. Jesus. She had been hung by her feet from a hotel room lighting fixture.??the Mastermind said. ??You didn??t have to do this.

 and Kyle tends to be thorough if a bit long-winded.7 she said. That??s the right approach.??Explain. Martha rationalized that she had to get help.??Jamilla. You??re still my love slave. too.They were invincible. Alex.M. Michael was a beautiful man-child. to very large canines. the cell phone in my jacket pocket went off. He was flawless. chest severely gouged - victim appears to have been bitten repeatedly.William walked away. in fact.?? she said.I made my own notes based on hers: it was my kind of shorthand and I used it on every case I worked. but it was aggravated assault that put the brothers behind bars.As I stood in the bedroom. dear. ??What??s your day look like? Any big plans??? he asked. A tiger was involved in these murders? How could that possibly be? Dr Pang stopped talking. Walter??? ??Yes. My job was to keep him on the line until the trace wascompleted.

 who was the real athlete. Then I spotted the tell-tale holster under her jacket.??Walter Lee nodded. It was the whole truth and nothing but.?? Martha shook her head. I couldn??t believe we had him. ??Isn??t it exquisite? You??re so lucky. A court order had been putthrough the FBI and the phone company was involved in ??trapping??the call. I shook off the image. now it??s back in the city. Someone. do you believe this shit!?? Sampson yelled and pounded the wall of the van.The man twisted sharply to the left. Then he pounced. I tried to listen to both conversations. but he was grinning. the cell phone in my jacket pocket went off. He worked behind a desk.She heard screams behind her and looked back - but she couldn??t see Davis anymore.??You mind if I take this? It??s important. So why are you still playing the dating game??? I understood exactly what Elizabeth meant. He was already six feet three and a hundred-eighty-five pounds. Cell phones are harder to trace. but most of all gut-wrenching. nice looking. too. crashing into the base of a small tree.

 She was a large woman with a really sweet smile that made me smile. In a daze.??You win.I forced myself to walk down a long hallway that led from the living room to the back of the house. Each jaw contains six pointed cutting teeth; two very sharp. Then I stuck out my tongue before they both turned and ran off to be with their friends. as you know. the one that preceded me. Her name was Patricia Dawn Cameron. Dr Pang now seemed in his own world.?? ??Saturday.Michael was only seventeen.?? I answered. In a daze. She stretched out her head in front of her body as if she were trying for an invisible finish line. I used to walk five miles through tobacco fields to school.?? ??Why the hell not???Sampson asked and moved closer to the agents. right. They had been arrested for possession. nice looking.????That??s excellent. but they??re kids. Sampson and I pulled out our guns. some animals are homodents. Of course not. mmm.M.

 she managed to pull herself up. not chew or gnaw. We??re picking up different locations. Daddy. When he and Michael were small boys. almost perfect. was a good thing. He was laughing maniacally. This is not true of large cats. didn??t you?You think he can stop me? John Sampson doesn??t have a chance against me. the cell phone in my jacket pocket went off.So why did somebody need all that blood?I was still thinking about the strange.She felt the teeth bite into her cheek. He was speaking solely to the ME at this point. the sunset - the whole ball of wax. I heard a machine-filtered voice and it cut right through me.??Walter Lee nodded. ??Ecstasy.??Jannie said.??Damon and Jannie groaned. Maybe there were a couple of??Big Dawgs??loose in the area. What??s up? What happened?????He said he??s coming for you and Nana and the kids. Our table was lit by a simple crystal votive candle. and she stuck out her tongue. said that??American children suffer too much mother and too little father. the prey would have been eaten. unaware of where she was going.

 ??But enough bad poetry.??I have a big concert on Saturday. ??How about I kill your grandmother and your three kids tonight? I know where they are. When he and Michael were small boys. ??There aren??t any cats in this park??? Davis asked. I tried to listen to both conversations. dear. Elizabeth. I??m ready to state my piece. but it did no good.He was very quiet inside - an art that he was still mastering. Edgar Hoover Building.??You??re running. What??s up? What happened?????He said he??s coming for you and Nana and the kids.??You??re running. I couldn??t believe we had him. then her neck. but most of all gut-wrenching. ??And that sounds like the beginnings of a gracious loser??s speech/she said. Her chin struck the pavement. Then he said.What game were the killers playing? Autoerotic? I remembered the related case in Washington.?? Lee continued. ??You can relax. We were having dinner at Marcel??s in Foggy Bottom.??Oh.??No.

 it??s exactly what I came out here to see. They would help. I shuddered against my will. This is a very bad scene - the worst I??ve heard about in a while. I recognize the number the FBI in Quantico. ??Isn??t it exquisite? You??re so lucky. male tiger was making a chuffing sound. and she gave me a wink.??Explain. Both of them were growling.??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. Alex?You seem a little distracted.??I love you two.William was twenty. Davis??s screams had stopped. On verbal command. She was wearing jeans. I think I read about it in one of the tour books. partner. though. eerily quiet. The irony stung. Then I stuck out my tongue before they both turned and ran off to be with their friends. the cell phone in my jacket pocket went off. We??ve gone through all the preliminaries. Dr Cross. You can add that to the file on my so-called reputation.

 Florida. Eventually their code of personal freedom turned bad and got them two years at a Level IV correctional facility.????I don??t know why this is so goddamn hard. she??s much. muscular. ??I mean.?? he said. she ran forward in a clumsy stumble. I??m on my way back to Washington right now. I remembered the victim. and smart-assed as well. The van said ??Red Cross?? on its hood. some animals are homodents. The house was strangely. She smiled ruefully and shook her head. ??Jesus Christ. We had left my house onFifth Street as soon as the call came in; we were heading onto 1395 North. interesting woman. and Dr Rang continued. They??re usually good to be around.The large. imitating Nana??s wicked cackle. ??But enough bad poetry. As William stared off at the foothills. Hey! Hey! Hey!?? She waved her good arm and shouted at the top of her voice. The beauty and the solitude.?? the FBI techie complained.

 I caught Jamilla??s eye. She??d been a cross-country star at Pepperdine University. please. We??re real close. actually. antelope. and Kyle tends to be thorough if a bit long-winded. Rumor had it that she was an attractive black woman. The Boys Choir was one of Washington??s secret treasures. She stretched out her head in front of her body as if she were trying for an invisible finish line. incomparable. but most of all gut-wrenching. Died from massive blood loss.??Got you. please stop. I only thought that it did. and smart-assed as well. a muted. Day by day he left behind the shabby baggage of his past life. in the waning light of day. Christ.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 acknowledged a tall. ??What??s your day look like? Any big plans??? he asked.??Damon and Jannie chorused. The casts should be ready in a day or two.????I don??t know about big cats around these parts.

 and she stuck out her tongue. You can add that to the file on my so-called reputation. ??Isn??t it exquisite? You??re so lucky. Gaining ground fast. I??m a decent plumber.?? Suddenly the two runners?? playful exchange was interrupted by a much louder growl. and Dr Rang continued. backward whistle. It??s you I want.Her body was discovered when the fixture had eventually fallen with a loud crash.?? one of them whispered against Martha??s ear. but not too romantic. it was a tiger.??Jannie said as we pulled up in front of the Sojoumer Truth School. As I told you before.?? she said. It came from far enough behind them that she wasn??t worried. but my insides were already tied up in knots. Victims hung by feet from oak tree.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. Then I spotted the tell-tale holster under her jacket. Soon he would have no false morals. She seemed a little too normal to be a cop. Alex. watching his youngerbrother with a mixture of curiosity and awe.?? Martha said in a steady. good.

 right? Listen to this one. Where was he? ??Everything all right.??because that??s what you are. I??m ready to talk about the nature of the bites now.??Everything??s fine. white. ??But enough bad poetry. but they saw nothing. So I took an extra few while I could get them. Victims hung by feet from oak tree. San Francisco. very nice. We??ve got a wire tap and should be able to trace the call immediately. ??This is terrific of you to help. tried to focus her eyes. Ordinarily. which looked to be close to a hundred years old. Her name was Patricia Dawn Cameron. You??re my favorite puppet. I??ve contacted a veterinary dental specialist and he??s meeting us at the city morgue. Could be semen. and you??re busy. Well. but I had a date that night. Helen Folasade Adu - Sade - was singing softly on the CD. important cases notched on your belt. For now anyway.

 It??s her case and she??s supposed to be competent. Why naked? Erotic? Sex crimes? Or just brutal? Exposing the victims to the world for some reason?Male??s legs. it was a tiger. I??m right here with you.??I know who this is and I even know where you are.??The kids laughed and so did I. Why is that?????Of course it has. where or how I got up the nerve. Male actually died from bites!!! Female bitten - but not as severely.Her body was discovered when the fixture had eventually fallen with a loud crash. It??s totally unique. There were flashing red and yellow lights everywhere. It came from far enough behind them that she wasn??t worried. Left that part out. He was already six feet three and a hundred-eighty-five pounds.?? the FBI techie complained.??Explain. Our table was lit by a simple crystal votive candle. Alex. and wished she hadn??t.??Jannie said.?? ??It??s not in the tour books. but the lawyer has to give him his soul and the soul of everybody in hisfamily. I just couldn??t leave her like this. There were flashing red and yellow lights everywhere.?? I answered. My mistake.

 Alex?You seem a little distracted. They were incredibly strong. Birds took flight from a nearby cypress oak. Eventually their code of personal freedom turned bad and got them two years at a Level IV correctional facility. of course. but ever since I became liaison between the Bureau and the DC police.??My boyfriend is hurt. Romantic. Davis.??The bastard had been making obscene. Of course. You can??t get away from me. You have all those big. Most important would be our canines. Well. ??And that sounds like the beginnings of a gracious loser??s speech/she said.??Got you. I??m off duty tonight. ??C??mon. I??m not exactly sure when. He was speaking solely to the ME at this point. Then she thought she heard footsteps. I grabbed it.?? I returned the smile as I shook hands with her. not side to side. I needed a break from the Mastermind. I called Sampson in Washington and he picked up on the second ring.

 ??This is terrific of you to help. He was laughing maniacally. The canines are used to tear food. Patricia Cameron? There have been two murders in San Francisco that match up. we lifted the marks with fingerprint powder.So why did somebody need all that blood?I was still thinking about the strange. incomparable. Keep up with me. experimenters. Where was he? ??Everything all right. So was Michael. 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 wondered what else he knew. At poor. and smart-assed as well. You have all those big. Oh Jesus. she ran forward in a clumsy stumble. and they kept getting better and better at it. and that sweet face. She straddled the double center lines and felt like a total madwoman. The beauty and the solitude. It was his second year with the Washington Boys Choir and he was doing real well. tried to focus her eyes. A tiger was involved in these murders? How could that possibly be? Dr Pang stopped talking. They were growing up way too fast for me. athletic-looking butt.

 Like they were a pack. They were suspected of much more serious crimes. that settled any future debate about who was in better shape. but he was very thorough.?? she said. he certainly looked good for an accountant. The lower body was coated with blood.??he said.??! 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.??I??ll be home by Saturday. You caught Gary Soneji. deer. humans are heterodonts; that is. . ??But enough bad poetry. the freedom to do anything he wanted to do. muscular. but they??re kids.The rest of my day was long. the J. and weighed just over five hundred and eighty pounds. The lawyer stares at the devil and asks.?? the FBI techie complained. ??Nana??s eighty years young. Then he pounced. freedom lovers.

??I hung up and sprinted out of the house in Woodbridge. Then we headed into the Third Street tunnel. Both kids are smart. but for now it was a gorgeous sight.????Good to be here. I only had a carry-on bag; I had promised to be home by Saturday for Damon??s concert. For now anyway. recurved canines; and molars that have evolved into cutting blades. ??How about I kill your grandmother and your three kids tonight? I know where they are. They were catching up to her. Alex. and you??re busy. said that??American children suffer too much mother and too little father.??The kids laughed and so did I. Why naked? Erotic? Sex crimes? Or just brutal? Exposing the victims to the world for some reason?Male??s legs. down-to-earth.It was him again. won??t we. mourning Betsey. I??m having dinner with an attractive. Alex. He was already six feet three and a hundred-eighty-five pounds.?? Martha shook her head. so she probably is fairly good. He was a tall man. wasn??t it? So welcome to San Francisco. but my insides were already tied up in knots.

 strong beyond belief. I looked outside and saw why. They were catching up to her. Has to be.????That sounds like cheap-shot female chauvinism to me.How could this have happened? What did it mean? I saw Betsey??s small body sprawled on the hardwood floor and I went cold. arms. Victims hung by feet from oak tree. Ordinarily. do the dishes. Also. but your reputation precedes you. and that was probably good. I??ve seen way too much of him. and she was still in great shape. My hand flew to my face. I think. I thought so. ??C??mon! Let??s go. Jesus. though God knows. arms. She was probably in her mid-thirties. Trust me. It??s her case and she??s supposed to be competent.??the Mastermind said. and all that blood.