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"Adareat deal of good He and his team have uncovered many charlatans, and found the truth behind their mist and mirrors He watches people carefully He knoho to approach for the Krewe"

"I’an muttered, "but a lot of what you hear about Texans is true We were our own country for a short while, and we’re still dedicated to being Texans"

"Dedication is a good thing But, like I said, you can think about it And regardless of what you decide, you’re now apprised of this situation" Crow indicated the pictures, then got to his feet "I believe Marshal O’Brien has arrived" He san stood, too He sao toward them He noted first that she had a thick head of auburn hair that fell to her shoulders, and then he went on with his assessment She moved with fluid confidence, and she was tall, about five-ten Slie, but there was a quality about her that spoke of law enforcee on her hip was a Glock

As she came nearer, he realized that she had exceptionally fine features and raced a model’s runway rather than a crime scene But before she reached them and offered each ed, he could tell that she wasn’t some kind of delicate hothouse flower Her walk, her movements, the way she’d looked for theistered authority and determination Maybe she’d perfected herWhen she rereen eyes, their color almost as deep as a forest

He also realized that she was as curious as he had been about the ested "We’re all here now"

He lifted his hand to summon their waitress Croas polite and friendly as he ordered his meal, and despite the fact that Kelsey O’Brien couldn’t have done lance at the h he wasn’t hungry So his stoan the new conversation casually "How are you enjoying Texas, Marshal O’Brien?"

"It’s great," she said "San Antonio is beautiful"

"Have you been able to see or do horn, a historic saloon I can see the Alahorn has quite a reputation," Logan commented Ridiculous! he told himself For some reason, he’d just had to throw that out

He was irritated at his own pleasure in thinking hewas confusing hi to do whatever it took to stop crime, especially murder But this…

It felt as if once he took a step, he’d fall into a pit, and he wasn’t sure he’d kno to maneuver his way out

Maybe because he hadn’t known that there seemed to be a pattern of disappearances It was true that the FBI could recognize the similarities between these crimes

Maybe he was still off his stride because of what had happened on his way here--the scene with the birds

Logan began to explain "A murder took place there around the tio, a young woman disappeared from the ‘murder room’ Local homicide detectives tore the room and half the hotel apart, and she was never discovered The room looked like there’d been a bloodbath I’ me"

"Sounds like it does," Jackson said "What do you think, Marshal O’Brien?"

Logan studied the young woman he had so recently"We seem to be pretty casual here Please call me Kelsey And I’m sorry but I’m not up to speed What cases?" she asked

"One "

Kelsey O’Brien had ordered salan wondered if she avoided red meat and realized he’d ordered fish that afternoon, too When their waitress left the table, Jackson launched into the story he’d already told Logan

Logan sat back, listening, while Jackson Crow explained the FBI involve and then spread out the pictures to show her

"Horrible," she whispered

"I do believe we’re looking for one killer Although, as I told Raintree, it is possible that these murders and the unknown re about a huge population here and, obviously, the larger the population, the easier it is for people to get lost in the crowd," Crow said

Logan saw that Marshal Kelsey O’Brien wasn’t turning away from the pictures, but neither was her expression devoid of empathy and distress She raised her eyes "I’m sorry," she said "I’ve seen the dead before, but…inlike…this"

Jackson Crow scooped up the pictures as the waitress ca them more coffee When it had been poured and they were alone once again, Logan found that he was intrigued to discover what Kelsey knew about the Longhorn Inn

"What have you learned about the azed into her clear green eyes "You mean Sierra Monte? Very little, I’m afraid The owner, Sandy Holly, is an old friend of horn So I only knohat Sandy’s told s I read online I also knoas incredibly complicated when she purchased the place, because she had a nonrefundable deposit doith access to begin the renovations, and then Sierra Monte disappeared Sandy still had to pay on the closing date and everything was put on hold while the police finished their investigation and then the people hired to do the criht in She was devastated about the young woman, of course, but she was also in a predicaht?" Logan asked