repeatedly. it just skipped out of the country.??Lee said in a soft.

 I??m ready to state my piece
 I??m ready to state my piece. We??re picking up different locations. Why did you pick her instead of me??? I asked him. but the lawyer has to give him his soul and the soul of everybody in hisfamily. ??I hear you. He had already studied photographs of the bite areas which had been taken at the crime scene. ??I hear you. Jannie is eight; Damon just turned ten. And bizarre. Their teeth are the same size and shape and perform essentially the same function. He??s crazy. . I??ll talk to you tomorrow. Victims hung by feet from oak tree. I??ve seen way too much of him. Eventually their code of personal freedom turned bad and got them two years at a Level IV correctional facility. A runner and a large dog???Let??s get out of these woods. Two mouths. The Boys Choir was one of Washington??s secret treasures. The lower body was coated with blood.?? I ended the call with Sampson and sprinted full out toward my old Porsche. I enjoyed the preliminaries.

 Her arms and legs moved in synch like efficient pistons. I didn??t see them anywhere in the bedroom. Maybe he??s on a cell phone in a car. of course. Each jaw contains six pointed cutting teeth; two very sharp. very dignified voice. We??re in San Francisco.????I can already taste a dos Equis.??All right. Usually more than he tells. ??C??mon! Let??s go. or so she says.I arrived at Betseys house in Woodbridge. please. I think.??Help your grandma around the house. but he was very thorough. She looked up. Another eerie growl pierced the gathering fog.She felt the teeth bite into her cheek. a muted.?? Lee continued.

.??Help me. In a daze. There were lots of humans. but he was very thorough. and you??re busy. I remembered her laugh. Class IV. Martha rationalized that she had to get help. He was a small man. ??Cross. I??m right here with you.?? Martha said in a steady. I think. Okay.She saw a pair of headlights approaching and ran out into the middle of the road. The similarities to the California murders were too striking to ignore. dangerous streaks. but most of all gut-wrenching.?? He demonstrated with his own teeth and jaw. Oh God! Run! Run. Female lost over 40% of her blood.

 I can??t wait.On a hallway table I saw Betsey??s service revolver. you big baby! You lose.The killer had stripped off her nightclothes. On verbal command. I don??t necessarily disagree.??You mind if I take this? It??s important. She??s almost a hundred years old. Shestumbled over a pointy rock and cartwheeled down a steep hill. Oh God! Run! Run. Martha rationalized that she had to get help.??Oh. I called Sampson in Washington and he picked up on the second ring. but most of all gut-wrenching. or run her tongue across. sugar. But Davis had been attacked by something vicious. We never got anywhere with the murder of Patricia Cameron. I was inside an FBI vanthat was already on the move. and she gave me a wink. the prey would have been eaten.The man twisted sharply to the left.

 I could still see her face. I only had a carry-on bag; I had promised to be home by Saturday for Damon??s concert. ??Everything okay there??? I gasped.?? With my kids. the murder in DC was awfully similar. other than to say that these two homicides are most interesting to me. ??I understand you??re making casts of the bite marks.??You??re running. The van was really clipping along. Detective. I??m off duty tonight.?? I finally spoke into the receiver. like a mountain lion variety of cat?????No. Then we headed into the Third Street tunnel. She straddled the double center lines and felt like a total madwoman. ??We??ll see about that.?? she said. TWO MURDERED. The small man nodded enthusiastically. I hated taking his calls. When I was a little boy in North Carolina. and you??re busy.

??I hung up and sprinted out of the house in Woodbridge.??Jannie said as we pulled up in front of the Sojoumer Truth School. which are situated between the lateral and the first premolar on each side of each jaw. This is the new and improved Alex. Such as being right on time when you arrived to pick me up.?? Martha shook her head.??You??re running. Well. I??m ready to state my piece. Dr Pang now seemed in his own world. no? You??re the famous Detective Alex Cross. Christ. Get real.She laughed out loud.So why did somebody need all that blood?I was still thinking about the strange. Nothing overdone about it; nothing overdone about her either. Very nice. Dr Cross. please stop. Nice smile. Her grip was strong. Partner.

 O??Hara. Why did you pick her instead of me??? I asked him. Two men jumped out and ran to her. ??He??s a veterinary dental expert from the Animal Medical Center in Berkeley. No problems here. I just couldn??t leave her like this. and she was still in great shape. He??d used a knife.??Lee said in a soft. She put some distance between herself and Davis. Then I spotted the tell-tale holster under her jacket.??Jannie rolled her eyes. The small man nodded enthusiastically. You give them a tiny advantage. moved at a fast pace as the evening fog began to roll in like a sulfurous cloud across Golden Gate Park in San Francisco. Two mouths. but then hesitated. high-pitched and musical. do the dishes.?? she said. ??Okay. He was flawless.

 Oh God! Run! Run. I stood there for a long time. ??I think I just figured out the catch.On a hallway table I saw Betsey??s service revolver.????A tiger??? Jamilla was the one to express the disbelief we were all feeling. He??s a good friend of the medical examiner. The similarities to the California murders were too striking to ignore. She had been hung by her feet from a hotel room lighting fixture. It was the whole truth and nothing but.??You mind if I take this? It??s important. we lifted the marks with fingerprint powder. The Mastermind was on my cell phone. As William stared off at the foothills. This case has caught your full attention.Less than fifty minutes later. it just skipped out of the country.She heard screams behind her and looked back - but she couldn??t see Davis anymore. the murder in DC was awfully similar.Immortal. but at least it stopped her fall. We never got anywhere with the murder of Patricia Cameron. The screams were so terrifying that she almost stopped running.

 It isn??t happening for some reason. She had lost nearly seventy percent of her blood supply. which looked to be close to a hundred years old.She reached one of the paved auxiliary roads that twisted through the park. Cross my heart.??Damon reminded me. or any of the other bullshit inhibitions taught in the civilized world. powerful body moving effortlessly. He had already studied photographs of the bite areas which had been taken at the crime scene.??Nothing ever starts where we think it does.Male and female victims found dead at 3:20 A. The police.??Stop! Stop! Stop!??Amazingly the tiger stopped. grabbing onto flesh with his teeth. He??d used a knife. Elizabeth put her hand lightly on top of mine. I??m not going to hurt them tonight. Dr Cross. ??You??re what - thirty-nine. Is that even remotely possible? What animal would attack a jogger in a big city park? Seems far-fetched to say the least. I looked outside and saw why. They??re usually good to be around.

 she ran forward in a clumsy stumble. But what was catching up to her???Martha! There??s something behind me. The police. He attacked the tiger??s vulnerable creamy-white underside.????A tiger??? Jamilla was the one to express the disbelief we were all feeling. Cross my heart. Dr Pang now seemed in his own world. There were lots of humans. On verbal command. How could I forget it?A sixteen-year-old runaway girl from Orlando. I saw the Washington Convention Center on the right.??The kids laughed and so did I. We were having dinner at Marcel??s in Foggy Bottom. right? Listen to this one. Alex.??I??m not exactly sure where to start. I noticed Inspector Hughes give a wink to the ME. Both of them were growling.????A tiger??? Jamilla was the one to express the disbelief we were all feeling. arms. Do you feel a little bit like a puppet on a string. freedom lovers.

????Goodbye. wasn??t it? So welcome to San Francisco. You and Davis. Partner. ??This ;s your last ride to school. You give them a tiny advantage.??Damon and Jannie groaned. They had instructed the boys that the outside world was not only dangerous but wrong. or so she says. Why there? Visit park if possible. I didn??t want to answer. ??Honestly. I didn??t want to answer.?? I ended the call with Sampson and sprinted full out toward my old Porsche. you big baby! You lose. but not overly so. please stop. Walter??? ??Yes. You left your partner with them.????You missed quite a few already. we lifted the marks with fingerprint powder. Then he hung up on me.

?? I told her.??Jamilla. that settled any future debate about who was in better shape. bouncing like a wet ball. This case has caught your full attention. He loved it out here. ??You didn??t have to do this.??! promised. watching his youngerbrother with a mixture of curiosity and awe. Both of them were. but thanks. I know that from experience. relaxed cadence. Romantic. She didn??t particularly look like a homicide detective. She??s one of two women in Homicide in San Francisco. I used to walk barefoot through those nasty tobacco fields to school. I only had a carry-on bag; I had promised to be home by Saturday for Damon??s concert.??Don??t get used to it. you big baby! You lose.?? I said. but your reputation precedes you.

 to say the least. They were suspected of much more serious crimes. So did I. but they keep changing. The lawyer stares at the devil and asks. I think. the J. The cat??s jaws were strong enough to pulverize bone. I just couldn??t leave her like this.??Nothing ever starts where we think it does. Her arms and legs moved in synch like efficient pistons. or Al Green. though. I??ve seen way too much of him. but then hesitated. then her neck. but I didn??t have any trouble rinding it. The canines are used to tear food. Helen Folasade Adu - Sade - was singing softly on the CD. recurved canines; and molars that have evolved into cutting blades. Such as being very handsome - not that it matters to me. Kyle.

 Then everyone inside the van groaned and cursed. watching his youngerbrother with a mixture of curiosity and awe.??That??s why we let you embarrass us to death in front of our school and all our friends. We were tracing his call and wouldhave the exact location very soon. Then he said.The man twisted sharply to the left. forty?????Forty-two.. and I??m always videotaping them. So I took an extra few while I could get them. Both kids are smart. San Francisco. I didn??t see them anywhere in the bedroom. ??What completely baffles me is that someone commanded the tiger away from its prey after it struck - and the tiger obeyed. it??s been the exact opposite.Less than fifty minutes later. The night couldn??t have been going any better. I??m a decent plumber. ??We??ll see about that. The irony stung. deer. too.

 but they saw nothing.?? Jamilla said.?? I finally spoke into the receiver. but I think I just spotted a little pussy. Keep up with me. It was his second year with the Washington Boys Choir and he was doing real well.??I love you two. but it did no good. and she was still in great shape. they have teeth of different sizes and shapes. which released his head. Jamilla Hughes and I were inside the morgue at San Francisco??s famed Hall of Justice. ??Isn??t it exquisite? You??re so lucky.??Tell me about Betsey Cavalierre. not the middle of Montana. imitating Nana??s wicked cackle. ??You didn??t have to do this. but I didn??t. said that??American children suffer too much mother and too little father. Do you feel a little bit like a puppet on a string. water buffalo. ??Dr Pang is a friend I have used before.

 It??s totally unique.????Be careful. Last one to the parking lot is dog chow. .??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 can cook if I have to. one of their favorite things in San Francisco. Then he said. and I was pretty sure that Elizabeth would agree. incredibly graceful and athletic.After the waiter left with our orders for dessert and coffee. I stood there for a long time. actually.I arrived at Betseys house in Woodbridge. good. She??d been a cross-country star at Pepperdine University. Also cut with sharp object. Such as being very handsome - not that it matters to me. ??Isn??t it exquisite? You??re so lucky. We were tracing his call and wouldhave the exact location very soon. I??d resist the sell out of any idea that originated with the FBI. forty?????Forty-two.

I forced myself to walk down a long hallway that led from the living room to the back of the house. A tiger was involved in these murders? How could that possibly be? Dr Pang stopped talking. he defiled her.William walked away. The irony stung. You left your partner with them. but it was aggravated assault that put the brothers behind bars. I couldn??t believe we had him. The Mastermind was on my cell phone. still running as I spoke. especially tigers. I don??t remember who. they have teeth of different sizes and shapes.??He laughed a mechanical laugh and the hairs on the back of my neck stood up. but at least it stopped her fall. He had already studied photographs of the bite areas which had been taken at the crime scene. Left that part out. and that was probably good. You give them a tiny advantage. and a really big and painful one. The similarities to the California murders were too striking to ignore.????I don??t know about big cats around these parts.

?? ??Alien. Rumor had it that she was an attractive black woman. She was a little afraid now. as I walked off the plane and into crowded San Francisco International Airport. I was planning to catch him. The teeth of tigers have been adapted for their feeding habits. very nice. almost perfect. I could still see her face. massive drug-takers. When the good times come with your kids. The house was strangely.??You??re up early. He had already studied photographs of the bite areas which had been taken at the crime scene. They were catching up to her. Get real.?? the Mastermind said. You have all those big. but none could be proved. We??re in San Francisco. but the lawyer has to give him his soul and the soul of everybody in hisfamily.I made my own notes based on hers: it was my kind of shorthand and I used it on every case I worked.

 ??So what??s the catch??? ??After he told his joke.??Jamilla Hughes smiled again. Nothing overdone about it; nothing overdone about her either. This means the tiger can only tear and crush food. I??m ready to talk about the nature of the bites now. and clean up after us. She??s almost a hundred years old.?? Kyle laughed. We had left my house onFifth Street as soon as the call came in; we were heading onto 1395 North. The male was severely bitten.??she called over her shoulder. Sampson and I pulled out our guns. The similarities to the California murders were too striking to ignore. As William stared off at the foothills. freedom lovers. butchered Betsey??s. Her arms and legs moved in synch like efficient pistons. We passed the Renaissance Hotel. But what was catching up to her???Martha! There??s something behind me.??My boyfriend is hurt.??Got you. the cell phone in my jacket pocket went off.

 and smart-assed as well. ??Honestly.??I could get used to this.??My boyfriend is hurt. ??Honestly. and I was pretty sure that Elizabeth would agree. Alex.??Jannie said as we pulled up in front of the Sojoumer Truth School.??The bastard had been making obscene. ??What??s your day look like? Any big plans??? he asked.Your date??s a lawyer. Dr Cross. I??m having dinner with an attractive. and that sweet face. I??ve contacted a veterinary dental specialist and he??s meeting us at the city morgue. This is not true of large cats. and then they take a little more. sugar. and many others in the commune. other than to say that these two homicides are most interesting to me. Small red dots at the site of bindings to the ankles where victims had been hung. arms.

 Alex.How could this have happened? What did it mean? I saw Betsey??s small body sprawled on the hardwood floor and I went cold. Helen Folasade Adu - Sade - was singing softly on the CD.??Walter Lee said. Oh Jesus. So was Michael. missing her terribly.She laughed out loud. ??Where the hell is he?????Shit. and the dental expert. She had never seen such teeth in her life. I looked around for Inspector Jamilla Hughes. which released his head. The Mastermind was on my cell phone. imitating Nana??s wicked cackle. completely bald. I called Sampson in Washington and he picked up on the second ring. The van was really clipping along. though. ??He??s living up to his name. ??We??ll see about that.?? she said.

 Oh Jesus. Why hung? To drain the bodies?Why drain the bodies? Rite of purification? Spiritual cleansing? Bodies naked and covered in blood. Called petechiae by the ME.I made my own notes based on hers: it was my kind of shorthand and I used it on every case I worked. bouncing like a wet ball.The second one brutally murdered in two years. I was planning to catch him.She laughed out loud. He reached up and scratched his bald pate rather vigorously. partner. We??re picking up different locations.??Inspector Hughes??? I asked.??Hugs too. ??You can relax.?? I told John. He was a small man.?? the blond man laughed and patted the animal. I was definitely the first one to blink. but he was grinning. chest severely gouged - victim appears to have been bitten repeatedly. it just skipped out of the country.??Lee said in a soft.