??Hello.Dr Alien Pang took his time examining both bodies.

 and I??m always videotaping them
 and I??m always videotaping them. 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. Jamilla Hughes and I were inside the morgue at San Francisco??s famed Hall of Justice. You give them a tiny advantage.Please be careful. Another eerie growl pierced the gathering fog.??I??ve read all of Toni Morrison??s novels.??You??re up early.??I have a big concert on Saturday. I think. ??We??ll see about that.I didn??t see anyone waiting.Yeah.I swallowed hard.????Not funny.A woman walked up to me as I started away from the gate.The following morning I dropped the kids at summer school on my way to the airport. which released his head. You have all those big. ??There aren??t any cats in this park??? Davis asked. The teeth of tigers have been adapted for their feeding habits. with very thick black-rimmed glasses.??I hung up and sprinted out of the house in Woodbridge.Her body was discovered when the fixture had eventually fallen with a loud crash. yes.He was very quiet inside - an art that he was still mastering.Teeth marks on male appear to be those of large animal.

 It??s her case and she??s supposed to be competent.I did my best to laugh. I??m afraid I might get CRS someday - the can??t remember shit disease.As I stood in the bedroom. The male was severely bitten. Jamilla Hughes and I were inside the morgue at San Francisco??s famed Hall of Justice. Cradling it with the left. Dr Pang.I swallowed hard. and gave Dr Pang a pat on the back. They had been arrested for possession. ??Alex.??I have a big concert on Saturday. Right on the heels of the two of them. the signal is roaming again.?? I joined in with the hallelujah chorus of praise.??One of the techie agents was talking in the background.??Are you sure? That doesn??t seem possible. ??Now what??s the catch? There has to be a catch. Do you feel a little bit like a puppet on a string. Ordinarily.Yeah. Having some fun at your expense. it??s exactly what I came out here to see. We??re picking up different locations.?? I said. we lifted the marks with fingerprint powder.

 The Boys Choir was one of Washington??s secret treasures. He was flawless. and you??re busy.William was twenty. This means the tiger can only tear and crush food. You??re next. ??Why don??t you come after me right now?How about tonight? As you say.??said Martha Wiatt. Don??t fall back.??All right. We??ve gone through all the preliminaries. and wished she hadn??t. you know where I am. the beeper on my belt went off. good.??Help me. 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. The night couldn??t have been going any better. the signal is roaming again. Like they were a pack. right. and they kept getting better and better at it. This means the tiger can only tear and crush food. she managed to pull herself up. We swabbed to gather saliva. Nobody will get past me. yes.

 I wondered what else he knew. okay.??I??m not exactly sure where to start. Keep up with me. I can??t wait. this whole area had been a commune.Less than fifty minutes later. Also cut with sharp object. but they saw nothing. trying to figure out something coherent about Betsey??s murder. forty?????Forty-two. Is that even remotely possible? What animal would attack a jogger in a big city park? Seems far-fetched to say the least. Eventually their code of personal freedom turned bad and got them two years at a Level IV correctional facility. Each jaw contains six pointed cutting teeth; two very sharp.??I know who this is and I even know where you are. and that was probably good.?? she said. c??mon.????Thank you. trying to steady the receiver against my chin and ear. Then he hung up on me. but I knew I couldn??t. Partner. ??Nana already told me. Male actually died from bites!!! Female bitten - but not as severely. The sound was almost unearthly. the one that preceded me.

 This is the new and improved Alex. So why are you still playing the dating game??? I understood exactly what Elizabeth meant. or maybe he was just going to be Damon Cross.??he said. All the good ones are taken. He??s crazy. Her chin struck the pavement. There were no ordinary circumstances in California. eerily quiet. I wouldn??t miss your concert. Walter Lee. right? Listen to this one. water buffalo. Is that even remotely possible? What animal would attack a jogger in a big city park? Seems far-fetched to say the least. so I began to look for signs directing me to public transportation.??You mind if I take this? It??s important.I knew instantly that the murder had happened in there. They were catching up to her. freedom lovers.??The bastard had been making obscene.??Excuse me.Less than fifty minutes later. ??Oh. O??Hara. and Kyle tends to be thorough if a bit long-winded. though. The sounds of the next growl and the heavy footsteps crushing leaves were really close.

 and Dr Rang continued. This is a very bad scene - the worst I??ve heard about in a while.?? I answered.????I can already taste a dos Equis. Christ. Inspector Jamilla Hughes will meet your flight if she can. ??How about I kill your grandmother and your three kids tonight? I know where they are. Day by day he left behind the shabby baggage of his past life. They had instructed the boys that the outside world was not only dangerous but wrong. There were flashing red and yellow lights everywhere.??Don??t get used to it. do you believe this shit!?? Sampson yelled and pounded the wall of the van. a good spot for this kind of thing. in fact. yes.????Not going to happen. It??s going around. threatening phone calls to me every morning for over a week. I don??t remember who.??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. ??More fuckable. they take a lot.????Goodbye. You and Davis. My mistake.I forced myself to walk down a long hallway that led from the living room to the back of the house.Michael was only seventeen.

?? I said. The jaw of a tiger is extremely strong. I remembered kissing those eyes. Jesus.????The catch??? she said again.??You??re running. The police.??Martha said. Could be semen. which serve different functions. This is getting a little spooky. the sunset - the whole ball of wax. Alex. ??but it should be. partner. he defiled her.?? he said. Someone.??Are you sure? That doesn??t seem possible. It??s a five-block walk from our house to school. You??re still my love slave. You??re my favorite puppet. All the good ones are taken. Her grip was strong. The van was really clipping along. ??He??s a veterinary dental expert from the Animal Medical Center in Berkeley.??All right.

??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. but for now it was a gorgeous sight. She??s almost a hundred years old. It was a sharp little dig. ??but it should be. Very nice. ??What??s your day look like? Any big plans??? he asked. a good spot for this kind of thing. .?? I told John.?? I went to the restroom area and used my cell phone to call Kyle Craig in Virginia. as long as it was consensual. another Class IV. They had been arrested for possession. too. Her name was Patricia Dawn Cameron. yes. Then we headed into the Third Street tunnel. staring into the distance at the rich. He??s a good friend of the medical examiner. Partner. I couldn??t believe we had him. Get real.Dr Alien Pang took his time examining both bodies. I looked around for Inspector Jamilla Hughes. wouldn??t mind having more/I added. What??s up? What happened?????He said he??s coming for you and Nana and the kids.

 its lithe. Their mother had taught William and Michael that having sex with anyone. Died from massive blood loss.Martha kicked up her pace a notch. and depressing.?? he said. which serve different functions.I did my best to laugh. to very large canines.She saw a pair of headlights approaching and ran out into the middle of the road. The canines are used to tear food. but at least it stopped her fall. As William stared off at the foothills. the one that preceded me. The police.????That sounds like cheap-shot female chauvinism to me.The rest of my day was long. MarthaV Davis shouted.They had been killing together for five years. it just skipped out of the country. Cell phones are harder to trace. They were growing up way too fast for me. It??s a whole lot more interesting than any trolley-car ride.????That??s excellent. Maybe there were a couple of??Big Dawgs??loose in the area. They were catching up to her. imitating Nana??s wicked cackle.

 As William stared off at the foothills. though. running as fast as she could. Died from massive blood loss. not side to side. Cross my heart. Walter Lee. Alex. ??He??s living up to his name. strong beyond belief. There were flashing red and yellow lights everywhere.?? I said before I let them go off to school.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 having dinner with an attractive. Kyle. It??s her case and she??s supposed to be competent. But you won??t be fast enough. you??re next. but I had a date that night. Why did you pick her instead of me??? I asked him. trying to steady the receiver against my chin and ear. We were having dinner at Marcel??s in Foggy Bottom. Also cut with sharp object.??I said to Damon. and I??m relatively sure the attacker was. Extraordinary. This is the new and improved Alex.

??You??re up early. other than to say that these two homicides are most interesting to me. I think they found Dr Pang just a little strange.??Catch??? I shrugged. ??Nana??s eighty years young.??She truly does. important cases notched on your belt. and that was probably good.?? I told John. I just couldn??t leave her like this.??Damon and Jannie chorused. it??s exactly what I came out here to see. too.??It??s good to meet you.??I??m not exactly sure where to start. I acknowledged a tall. too. You left your partner with them. we??d better hurry.??I??m not exactly sure where to start. the cell phone in my jacket pocket went off.?? ??Why the hell not???Sampson asked and moved closer to the agents. Their mother had taught William and Michael that having sex with anyone. but he was grinning. Like they were a pack. I heard a machine-filtered voice and it cut right through me. My hand flew to my face.

 it skidded to a stop.??Are you sure? That doesn??t seem possible. Her name was Patricia Dawn Cameron. Then he said. I recognize the number the FBI in Quantico.They had been killing together for five years. a reflex over which I had no control.??I love this run.??You ought to be able to figure that out.?? the Mastermind said. then clamped down onto the man??s head. Her chin struck the pavement. ??What??s the saying -??catch a tiger. as you know. missing her terribly. They were catching up to her.??I hung up and sprinted out of the house in Woodbridge. Sampson and I pulled out our guns. Virginia. How could I forget it?A sixteen-year-old runaway girl from Orlando. crashing into the base of a small tree. They??re really good kids. actually. She??s almost a hundred years old.?? ??Saturday. . Also.

 She was probably in her mid-thirties. I caught Jamilla??s eye. not side to side. ??This is terrific of you to help.Actually. I went back to join Elizabeth at our table. but for now it was a gorgeous sight.?? one of the young agents said in an excited voice. The van was really clipping along.????A tiger??? Jamilla was the one to express the disbelief we were all feeling. The jaw can only move up and down. and she was still in great shape.Actually. ??There aren??t any cats in this park??? Davis asked.William walked away. as you know.. the way all good runners do. The van said ??Red Cross?? on its hood.??Walter Lee nodded. I looked around for Inspector Jamilla Hughes. She was knocked almost unconscious by the powerful blow. Of course not. She did triathlons for fun. right. and weighed at least two-fifty. Christ.

 Then she thought she heard footsteps. It was filled with the kind of country clutter that she??d loved when she was alive. right? Listen to this one.??Jannie said as we pulled up in front of the Sojoumer Truth School. and weighed just over five hundred and eighty pounds.????You missed quite a few already. The van was really clipping along. Martha had known that all along. well.????That sounds like cheap-shot female chauvinism to me.??he said. On verbal command.????Not going to happen. Kyle has been a solid friend for many years. Could be semen. then clamped down onto the man??s head. and then they take a little more. that settled any future debate about who was in better shape. ??Why don??t you come after me right now?How about tonight? As you say. For God??s sake. but I knew I couldn??t. I was in the rear of the speeding van with three Bureauagents and my partner. interesting woman. and all that blood. and clean up after us. ??What??s the saying -??catch a tiger.????I don??t know why this is so goddamn hard.

?? I answered. ??That was the old me. but thanks. but most of all that he loved what he was doing. She was knocked almost unconscious by the powerful blow. the way all good runners do. He was getting closer to the truth. antelope. dangerous streaks. I??ve seen way too much of him.????Good to be here.??Damon reminded me. ??But enough bad poetry. to say the least. And bizarre.She laughed out loud. The beauty and the solitude.?? Martha said in a steady. antelope. The devil meets with this lawyer. You??re next. We??re picking up different locations. I had a version of the same question.I arrived at Betseys house in Woodbridge.They had been killing together for five years. ??Alex.The second one brutally murdered in two years.

 ??C??mon! Let??s go. mmm. ??I understand you??re making casts of the bite marks. He wore a white coat with the nickname Dragon stitched on one pocket. but they??re kids. But you won??t be fast enough. We swabbed to gather saliva. right. I shook my head in disgust. massive drug-takers. water buffalo. What had happened to him? She had to get help. Soon he would have no false morals. blonde FBI agent I knew named Sandy Hammonds. recurved canines; and molars that have evolved into cutting blades. ??You??re what - thirty-nine. recurved canines; and molars that have evolved into cutting blades.??I??ve read all of Toni Morrison??s novels. said that??American children suffer too much mother and too little father. The tiger??s massive jaw opened wide. We??re picking up different locations. crashing into the base of a small tree. I used to walk barefoot through those nasty tobacco fields to school. The devil meets with this lawyer. Shestumbled over a pointy rock and cartwheeled down a steep hill. ??Let??s leave it. ??What??s the saying -??catch a tiger.

 ??You can relax. I heard a machine-filtered voice and it cut right through me. one of their favorite things in San Francisco.??The bastard had been making obscene.?? he grunted. My job was to keep him on the line until the trace wascompleted.??My boyfriend is hurt. The house was strangely. experimenters. high-pitched and musical.Her body was discovered when the fixture had eventually fallen with a loud crash.??William Alexander stood off in the distance.?? Lee continued. It came from far enough behind them that she wasn??t worried. Very nice.??Walter Lee nodded. She had been hung by her feet from a hotel room lighting fixture. now it??s back in the city. who was the real athlete. When he and Michael were small boys. The irony stung.How could this have happened? What did it mean? I saw Betsey??s small body sprawled on the hardwood floor and I went cold. please stop.M. The FBI techs and the local police were swarming at the open door like angry wasps around a threatened hive. Someone. I enjoyed the preliminaries.

 I shook my head in disgust. One of them hit her with a closed fist. The food is French. as I walked off the plane and into crowded San Francisco International Airport..They had been killing together for five years. ??Nana already told me. It??s you I want. It was closer.She reached one of the paved auxiliary roads that twisted through the park.?? the Mastermind said.????Not going to happen. My hand flew to my face. He attacked the tiger??s vulnerable creamy-white underside. and a really big and painful one. We had him.??I spoke in a low voice. As I told you before. Also. and right as he was pouring a steaming cup of coffee for Elizabeth. The agent said. My mistake.?? He demonstrated with his own teeth and jaw. Why there? Visit park if possible. in fact. I??d never been there before. okay??? Davis said.

 Cell phones are harder to trace.??You??re running. Day by day he left behind the shabby baggage of his past life. The police.?? With my kids. Nobody will get past me. high-pitched and musical. but my insides were already tied up in knots. Eventually their code of personal freedom turned bad and got them two years at a Level IV correctional facility. I jumped. You caught Gary Soneji. doing sixty or seventy on the city streets. Their teeth are the same size and shape and perform essentially the same function.??Hugs too.The large. Very nice. relaxed cadence. ??I was just thinking about the murder in DC/I told her. Keep up with me. in the waning light of day. Why is that?????Of course it has. you know where I am. he marveled at the concept of the unbridled mind. He worked behind a desk. She had lost nearly seventy percent of her blood supply. it??s not as bad as it looks. Shestumbled over a pointy rock and cartwheeled down a steep hill.

??I could see that we were getting off the D Street Exit. I grabbed it.??Jamilla Hughes smiled again. He was getting closer to the truth. I stood there for a long time.??Don??t know exactly.?? I finally spoke into the receiver. or so she says. and their father. freedom lovers. but they??re kids. I??ve contacted a veterinary dental specialist and he??s meeting us at the city morgue.So why did somebody need all that blood?I was still thinking about the strange.Your date??s a lawyer. If that didn??t happen. He keeps dragging me into the nastiest murder cases on the FBI??s docket. powerful body moving effortlessly. For God??s sake. and the dental expert. didn??t you?You think he can stop me? John Sampson doesn??t have a chance against me.Soon the thick fog would blanket the bridge and bay completely. are you Detective Cross???I had noticed her just before she spoke to me. Alex?You seem a little distracted. ??Ecstasy. but my insides were already tied up in knots. My sense of balance was off. He had already studied photographs of the bite areas which had been taken at the crime scene.

 ??Dr Pang is a friend I have used before.??Oh.??William Alexander stood off in the distance.????Is that important in terms of these murders??? Jamilla Hughes asked Dr Rang.??Big Dawg??was a pet expression they used for everything over-sized - from jet-liners. He didn??t just kill Betsey. The jaw can only move up and down.?? /! also like children. What??s up? What happened?????He said he??s coming for you and Nana and the kids. Usually more than he tells. Dr Cross. and she was still in great shape.Busted!I looked across the table at her - and I blinked. He was getting closer to the truth. ??C??mon. aren??t you? Keep running.?? Kyle laughed.????Kyle.He was very quiet inside - an art that he was still mastering. He??s a good friend of the medical examiner. Edgar Hoover Building. not chew or gnaw.

??One of the techie agents was talking in the background. though God knows. you know. ??but it should be. Another eerie growl pierced the gathering fog. He was getting closer to the truth. watching his youngerbrother with a mixture of curiosity and awe. I wouldn??t miss your concert. You caught Gary Soneji. Then he pounced. She was a little afraid now. Left that part out. That??s the right approach. The teeth of tigers have been adapted for their feeding habits. recurved canines; and molars that have evolved into cutting blades. in the waning light of day. incredibly graceful and athletic. I liked that she had a sense of humor. and she was still in great shape. Eventually their code of personal freedom turned bad and got them two years at a Level IV correctional facility. Why hung? To drain the bodies?Why drain the bodies? Rite of purification? Spiritual cleansing? Bodies naked and covered in blood.??One of the techie agents was talking in the background.

????Not funny. Then we headed into the Third Street tunnel. and wished she hadn??t.?? With my kids. The house was strangely. I was in the rear of the speeding van with three Bureauagents and my partner. Why hung? To drain the bodies?Why drain the bodies? Rite of purification? Spiritual cleansing? Bodies naked and covered in blood. I remembered her laugh.?? Things went from bad to worse. she managed to pull herself up. I couldn??t believe we had him. Their mother had taught William and Michael that having sex with anyone. Alex. she ran forward in a clumsy stumble. It was filled with the kind of country clutter that she??d loved when she was alive. but most of all that he loved what he was doing. ??Isn??t it exquisite? You??re so lucky. Both of them were growling.??Lee said in a soft.The man twisted sharply to the left. and weighed at least two-fifty. ??I was just thinking about the murder in DC/I told her.

??Hugs too. Walter Lee.?? I returned the smile as I shook hands with her.I swallowed hard. backward whistle.When he was finished. She??s one of two women in Homicide in San Francisco.They were invincible. Martha rationalized that she had to get help. male tiger was making a chuffing sound.?? I told John. probably six-two. but not overly so.??You??re running. The casts should be ready in a day or two. we lifted the marks with fingerprint powder.??I??ve read all of Toni Morrison??s novels. I didn??t see them anywhere in the bedroom. ??Cross.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. ??What completely baffles me is that someone commanded the tiger away from its prey after it struck - and the tiger obeyed. Day by day he left behind the shabby baggage of his past life.

??William Alexander stood off in the distance. You??re still my love slave.??I love this run. The similarities to the California murders were too striking to ignore. The sucking noise came from deep inside its wide throat.Suddenly the FBI van stopped; it was chaos inside. She looked up. other than to say that these two homicides are most interesting to me.????Thank you.??because that??s what you are.??You win.??Jamilla Hughes smiled again. When I was a little boy in North Carolina. bouncing like a wet ball. some animals are homodents. So I took an extra few while I could get them.??Jannie said. Before Martha realized what was happening. I??m ready to state my piece. Her grip was strong. We had left my house onFifth Street as soon as the call came in; we were heading onto 1395 North.????Good to be here.

 San Francisco. where or how I got up the nerve. Sergeant Davis O??Hara.??I??ve read all of Toni Morrison??s novels. Extraordinary. Davis. It??s you I want. This means the tiger can only tear and crush food. not chew or gnaw. Then he hung up on me. We had joined the chief medical examiner. which released his head. The jaw of a tiger is extremely strong. This is getting a little spooky. I just couldn??t leave her like this. I won??t be long.Your date??s a lawyer. Cradling it with the left. Blazing red eyes stared down at her. partner. I don??t necessarily disagree. You don??t sound too good.

 We??re picking up different locations. deer. and Kyle tends to be thorough if a bit long-winded.??Catch??? I shrugged.Her boyfriend??s screams were ringing in her ears and she wasrunning in total panic. I wanted to turn away. Jesus. one of their favorite things in San Francisco. Usually more than he tells. are you Detective Cross???I had noticed her just before she spoke to me. and obviously serious about the job he had taken on. and right as he was pouring a steaming cup of coffee for Elizabeth.William walked away. ??You??re what - thirty-nine. Also.??I could see that we were getting off the D Street Exit.????Such as?????Such as picking a great spot for dinner. It??s you I want. Martha rationalized that she had to get help. Such as listening to some of the things that actually interest me. ??Hello.Dr Alien Pang took his time examining both bodies.