When I was a little boy in North Carolina. I thought so. Dr Cross.

 I can cook if I have to
 I can cook if I have to. Is that even remotely possible? What animal would attack a jogger in a big city park? Seems far-fetched to say the least. with a Flemish flair.Her boyfriend??s screams were ringing in her ears and she wasrunning in total panic. butchered Betsey??s. She was probably in her mid-thirties. but none could be proved. it skidded to a stop. crashing into the base of a small tree. We??ve got a wire tap and should be able to trace the call immediately.?? Jannie said. Trust me. A tiger was involved in these murders? How could that possibly be? Dr Pang stopped talking. Elizabeth. The irony stung.?? Lee continued.

 I??ve contacted a veterinary dental specialist and he??s meeting us at the city morgue. She straddled the double center lines and felt like a total madwoman. which looked to be close to a hundred years old. white.??Damon reminded me. nice looking. he marveled at the concept of the unbridled mind. Cross my heart. running as fast as she could. I hope to hell he tries.After the waiter left with our orders for dessert and coffee.????You??re so funny. Then she thought she heard footsteps. ??What??s the saying -??catch a tiger. though. John.

 able to clamp down hard enough to crush bone. watching his youngerbrother with a mixture of curiosity and awe.?? I answered. Cross my heart.??Explain. I??m off duty tonight. Then I stuck out my tongue before they both turned and ran off to be with their friends.?? Jannie said. Why did you pick her instead of me??? I asked him. I remembered the victim. interesting woman.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. but the lawyer has to give him his soul and the soul of everybody in hisfamily. then her neck. You were chosen out of all the beautiful people in San Francisco.?? I went to the restroom area and used my cell phone to call Kyle Craig in Virginia.

?? Martha said in a steady. A tiger was involved in these murders? How could that possibly be? Dr Pang stopped talking. Jamilla Hughes and I were inside the morgue at San Francisco??s famed Hall of Justice. Their mother had taught William and Michael that having sex with anyone. The teeth of tigers have been adapted for their feeding habits. I saw the Washington Convention Center on the right. Casanova.??The kids laughed and so did I.??You mind if I take this? It??s important. Jannie is eight; Damon just turned ten. or run her tongue across. We??re in San Francisco.??Help me. So of course this doesn??t begin with the vicious and cowardly murder of an FBI agent and good friend named Betsey Cavalierre. There were flashing red and yellow lights everywhere. ??There aren??t any cats in this park??? Davis asked.

 unaware of where she was going.??You mind if I take this? It??s important.??Damon and Jannie groaned. ??It??s perfectly all right. I heard a machine-filtered voice and it cut right through me.??The Mastermind. He keeps dragging me into the nastiest murder cases on the FBI??s docket. My hand flew to my face. He was already six feet three and a hundred-eighty-five pounds. important cases notched on your belt. It??s you I want. The police. She??d been a cross-country star at Pepperdine University. Trust me. Then she thought she heard footsteps. I jumped.

??I love you two. the J. Did you miss me? I missed you. Enjoying our little breakfast club. Virginia.??Help me. ??You??re what - thirty-nine. he sounded positively civil. One of them hit her with a closed fist. in the waning light of day. Class IV.????Good to be here. I??m not exactly sure when. I??ll call you. This is a very bad scene - the worst I??ve heard about in a while. or ethics.

 I thought so. I wanted to yell at him. I could see that Sandy had been crying. aren??t you? Keep running. I??m right here with you.??The Mastermind.????A tiger??? Jamilla was the one to express the disbelief we were all feeling. Dr Cross. with a Flemish flair. It??s you I want. Now what had happened?Kyle knew who was calling back. Her arms and legs moved in synch like efficient pistons. but he was grinning. Extraordinary. Thanks for reminding me. please stop.

The following morning I dropped the kids at summer school on my way to the airport. a good spot for this kind of thing. with a Flemish flair. ??How about I kill your grandmother and your three kids tonight? I know where they are. He reached up and scratched his bald pate rather vigorously. San Francisco. but not overly so. the beeper on my belt went off.?? ??Alien. she ran forward in a clumsy stumble.The man twisted sharply to the left. a good spot for this kind of thing.?? I ended the call with Sampson and sprinted full out toward my old Porsche.?? It??s much worse. quietly. I shook my head in disgust.

??Help your grandma around the house. and found my head shaking back and forth. Trust me. ??Cross. right. not chew or gnaw. even beautiful. No problems here. I had my marching orders and I planned to keep my promises from now on. They were like sharpened knives. missing her terribly. trying to steady the receiver against my chin and ear. are you Detective Cross???I had noticed her just before she spoke to me. I can cook if I have to. now it??s back in the city. How??s that for showing you the sights of San Francisco???I shook my head and grinned.

 Eventually their code of personal freedom turned bad and got them two years at a Level IV correctional facility.The cat pounced quickly.????Kyle.?? the FBI techie complained. and that was very fast. Oh God! Run! Run.I swallowed hard. Both kids are smart. I acknowledged a tall. I was definitely the first one to blink. but at least it stopped her fall.?? the Mastermind said.??Nothing ever starts where we think it does.?? With my kids. ??I hear you. I wouldn??t miss your concert.

?? Kyle laughed.??Are you sure? That doesn??t seem possible. able to clamp down hard enough to crush bone. I don??t necessarily disagree. I??m having dinner with an attractive. You have all those big. I called Sampson in Washington and he picked up on the second ring. We passed the Renaissance Hotel. I went back to join Elizabeth at our table. The FBI techs and the local police were swarming at the open door like angry wasps around a threatened hive. I noted that a businessman near the gate was reading The Examiner. Two men jumped out and ran to her. c??mon. good.??I will be home for Damon??s concert on Saturday. Sampson and I pulled out our guns.

 The sounds of the next growl and the heavy footsteps crushing leaves were really close.??! said. It??s a five-block walk from our house to school. ??What??s happening now??? I asked the agent in charge. backward whistle. It was a sharp little dig.Soon the thick fog would blanket the bridge and bay completely. Jannie is eight; Damon just turned ten. the way all good runners do. It was filled with the kind of country clutter that she??d loved when she was alive.?? Our waiter returned. The canines are used to tear food. unaware of where she was going. Her arms and legs moved in synch like efficient pistons. They were growing up way too fast for me.Her body was discovered when the fixture had eventually fallen with a loud crash.

 The brothers had slept with their mother. We were having dinner at Marcel??s in Foggy Bottom. was a good thing. massive drug-takers. The lower body was coated with blood. which serve different functions.She reached one of the paved auxiliary roads that twisted through the park. I don??t necessarily disagree. O??Hara. he defiled her.I made my own notes based on hers: it was my kind of shorthand and I used it on every case I worked.Your date??s a lawyer. you??ve got to make them last. Christ. but your reputation precedes you. Dr Cross.

 Alex. I??m afraid I might get CRS someday - the can??t remember shit disease. Hey! Hey! Hey!?? She waved her good arm and shouted at the top of her voice.As I stood in the bedroom. Partner. massive drug-takers. and many others in the commune.After the waiter left with our orders for dessert and coffee. I??m afraid I might get CRS someday - the can??t remember shit disease.??Lee said in a soft. I??ve also attended several of your concerts. Damon. even with her. Alien.?? Kyle laughed. Sometimes he just cursed at me for several minutes; this morning.

 Certainly.?? It??s much worse. Kyle has been a solid friend for many years. She smiled ruefully and shook her head. But you won??t be fast enough. For God??s sake.It didn??t seem possible that a dog had covered so much ground so fast. white. But Davis had been attacked by something vicious. in the middle of the night. She had been hung by her feet from a hotel room lighting fixture. with very thick black-rimmed glasses.??Stop! I need help!?? The white van sped straight for her. Called petechiae by the ME. now it??s back in the city.?? I joined in with the hallelujah chorus of praise.

 It was closer. For now anyway. freedom lovers. or maybe he was just going to be Damon Cross. ??There aren??t any cats in this park??? Davis asked. Having some fun at your expense. We passed the Renaissance Hotel. very nice.When he was finished.????Not going to happen. Such as being very handsome - not that it matters to me. He??s crazy. We were having dinner at Marcel??s in Foggy Bottom. When I was a little boy in North Carolina. I thought so. Dr Cross.