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Prologue

THE WEASEL RETURNS, AND WHAT A NICE SURPRISE

Chapter 1

COLONEL GEOFFREY SHAFER loved his new life in Salvador, Brazil’s third-largest city and so It was definitely the most fun

He had rented a plush six-bedroom villa directly across fro sweet caipirinhas and ice-cold Brahht, Colonel Shafer—the psychopathic killer better known as the Weasel—was up to his old tricks, hunting on the dark, narroinding streets of the Old City He had lost count of his kills in Brazil, and nobody in Salvador seele newspaper story about the disappearance of young prostitutes Not one Maybe it was true what they said of the people here—when they weren’t actually partying, they were already rehearsing for the next one

At a few ticks past two in theand beautiful streetwalker who called herself Maria What a gorgeous face the girl had, and a stunning brown body, especially for so Maria said she was only thirteen

The Weasel picked a fat banana from one of several plants in his yard At this tio, and pinha, which was sugar apple As he plucked the fresh fruit he had the thought that there was always so in Salvador It was paradise Or ht, and chuckled to himself

“For you, Maria,” he said, handing her the banana “We’ll put it to good use”

The girl sly, and the Weasel noticed her eyes—what perfect brown eyes And all mine now—eyes, lips, breasts

Just then, he spotted a s to work its way through ascreen and into his house “Get out of here, you thieving little bastard!” he yelled “G’wan! Beat it!”

There came a quick movement from out of the bushes, then three men jumped him The police, he was certain, probably Americans Alex Cro

ss?

The cops were all over his everywhere He was struck down by a bat, or a lead pipe, yanked back up by his full head of hair, then beaten unconscious

“We caught hiht the Weasel, first try That wasn’t very hard,” said one of thehim inside”

Then he looked at the beautiful young girl, as clearly afraid, rightly so “You did a good job, Maria You brought him to us” He turned to one of his men “Kill her”

A single gunshot ruptured the silence in the front yard No one seemed to notice or care in Salvador

Chapter 2