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First, though, he walked over to where Tony was talking with the "City of the Dead" tour guide who’d found the body The man was about fifty, dressed in an official uniform and obviously shaken

"II suppose I shouldn’t have been so shocked Not after the other two er and interrupted the guide to say, "Jagger, this is Arnie Offenbach He found the corpse He had five people in his tour group, but when he saw the open doorway to the tomb, he made them hile he went to check The door is solid brass, so he knew it hadn’t just blown open"

"Mr Offenbach, thank you for calling us in so quickly And thank you for keeping the tourists away," Jagger said, feeling unutterably weary Offenbach nodded

"Did you see anyone in the ceer asked

Offenbach shook his head "No, another group was coroup now?" Jagger asked

Offenbach turned and pointed There were two men--retirees, fro Two older wo close to them The heavier of the tomen had seated herself on the low stone wall around another fauidebook The fifth member of the party looked to be around twenty-five, and was carrying a camera and a notepad

"Thank you, Mr Offenbach," Jagger said, and walked over to join the tour group He introduced hiary, Canada, and Sophie Preston, from New York City

"Did any of you notice anyone in the ce?" he asked

"The officers already asked us that," Mr Winston said "I’m sorry, I didn’t see anyone"

His wife shook her head The Smiths solemnly did the same

"I didn’t see anyone in the ce down the sidewalk, heading toward Canal, e arrived"

"Can you describe hi a short-sleeved, tailored blue shirt and blue jeans Dark hair He alking fast, like he was hurrying, and he was good-looking, I’d say thirty-five or forty"

"Muscular?"

"Um, tall Yes, broad-shoulders, andyes, I’d say he was muscular," she said

The description could fit half the men in the city

It certainly fit Mateas Grenard

"Could you possibly come to the station and ith a sketch artist forfor your time, and that it will be an inconvenience, but we need your help"

"Of course, I’m more than happy to help," she assured him

"Coht He did seem to be in a hurry," Mr Winston said

"Perhaps you could help with the sketch," Jagger said

"I’, but I didn’t see his face All I can say is that he was tall, and that he had dark hair Honest to God, sir, I’d love to help you, but all I can say is tall and dark haired"

Fiona ith her sisters in the shop when more news started to flow in about the most recent murder

Shauna was their Internet expert, and she had been Web surfing allfor information

"No ID yet," she told her sisters "Another blonde Like us" She gri safe?"

Fiona felt sick

Of course every paranor suspected a vampire And that made her, as the vampires’ Keeper, at fault She had to find out as happening She had to stop this It wasn’t that she didn’t have faith in Jagger, it was just that

She suddenly realized that both of her sisters were staring at her She was the oldest and the vampires’ Keeper She was supposed to have the answers

As her parents had always had all the answers

"If anyone asks forback to the frat house to talk to Billy," she said

Just as she grabbed her purse and started for the door, the little bells above it began to ring

They had a customer

"Thank God, child," Granny Caldwell said as she spotted Fiona and hurried over "Thank God you’re here"

"What is it?" Fiona asked, tempted to help the old woman over to a chair at one of the tea tables by the counter

But Granny Caldas strong and proud--and she didn’t like being helped She had told theh that when she was ready for help, she would certainly ask for it