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She was, he thought, a coy She was little, no more than five-two or five-three, slim, with curly hair and hazel eyes, and skin the color of amber She had a smile that was infectious, and a soft, sweet voice

They had sent hience in her eyes She had been a straight-A off-the-charts student; she had studied ethnicity, religion, philosophy, ree in filrandmother was a noted contemporary voodoo priestess, and owned a shop called As You Believe up near Rampart Street She had helped the local police crack down on a cult of would-be voodoo worshippers who had taken it upon themselves to bastardize the beliefs for the sake of hu rituals According to her file, she had a charoup and be accepted as one of thee to film or video events and people who had never allowed such a thing before Her expertise was cameras and film, and Jackson knew that she, like Will Chan, whoht in for their ith cae, tapestry travel bag "Coht? Miss Whitney Tremont"

"Jackson Crow Love the name," she assured hi up bodies--I’riela Hawkins found it"

"I’m impressed, and the majority of the people in the city are convinced that now all the ghosts whoout of the ork Anyway, if they do, I’ that we catch them on film I have a lot of equipment out in the van"

He looked over her head There was a fellow in the driver’s seat who looked so much like her that he had to be her brother The man waved to hiate And call the troops to help Well, the tho are here now," Jackson told her

"Okay," Whitney said "That’s et him to come around the corner," she said cheerfully

Whitney went out; he called for Angela and Jake, and soon they were all in the courtyard,heavy boxes out of the van They decided to set up in the grand entry slash ballroom, so Jackson shut off the alarm entirely in order for them to open the middle courtyard doors and take the shortest route

It didn’t take the in

Tyler was as tall as his sister was short, ranging a good foot over her head He was as pleasant with the others as if he had been leaving his sister at suave her a huge hug and said seriously, "You be careful, and you don’t take any chances, and you don’t go getting your nose in where it shouldn’t be"

"I’ed hiht into people who have guns," he said

Jackson grinned "We’ll watch out for her I promise"

Tyler nodded "Adaood people And if she wasn’t going to be safe" He paused, looking around "So this is the Newton house It doesn’t look like a dark torture chaht You all be careful, huh? I remember when the kid took a header when the cops were after hiht it all back And now Mrs Holloway…it’s a shame, and itout for each other," Jake said sole her to call him, Tyler left at last

Jackson looked at the fourrooed "It’s not bad, really! Soht?"

"Will Chan, but he’s not here yet," Jackson said

"We follow orders well," Angela assured her

"And I’ood Because you can all start while I check the doors, s and the alarain," Jackson told hiate withoutthe balcony doors fro the day so that we can do that Though it will sound if we don’t key ourselves in and out of the front door--everyone understand?"

"Yes, and thank God! I can’t i out on that beautiful balcony," Whitney said She didn’t seem the least disturbed by the house--sietting set up," Angela assured hier than he intended

None of therand stairway to the second floor, he briefly checked each of the rooms on the front end of the house, and came around to the middle section, and the stairway there He went up to the third level Thankfully, theexpanse of space With remnants frootten up here yet to start on the cleaning The area was rife with dust; it almost felt as if he took a step back into a different ti the wall, near one of the three dormer s Jackson checked theed fro skirt