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  1. Title Page
  2. Copyright Notice
  3. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  4. ONE
  5. TWO
  6. THREE
  7. FOUR
  8. FIVE
  9. SIX
  10. SEVEN
  11. EIGHT
  12. NINE
  13. TEN
  14. ELEVEN
  15. TWELVE
  16. THIRTEEN
  17. FOURTEEN
  18. FIFTEEN
  19. SIXTEEN
  20. SEVENTEEN
  21. EIGHTEEN
  22. NINETEEN
  23. TWENTY
  24. TWENTY-ONE
  25. TWENTY-TWO
  26. TWENTY-THREE
  27. TWENTY-FOUR
  28. TWENTY-FIVE
  29. TWENTY-SIX
  30. TWENTY-SEVEN
  31. TWENTY-EIGHT
  32. TWENTY-NINE
  33. THIRTY
  34. THIRTY-ONE
  35. THIRTY-TWO
  36. THIRTY-THREE
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  39. THIRTY-SIX
  40. THIRTY-SEVEN
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  43. FORTY
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  53. FIFTY
  54. FIFTY-ONE
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  56. FIFTY-THREE
  57. FIFTY-FOUR
  58. FIFTY-FIVE
  59. FIFTY-SIX
  60. FIFTY-SEVEN
  61. FIFTY-EIGHT
  62. FIFTY-NINE
  63. SIXTY
  64. SIXTY-ONE
  65. SIXTY-TWO
  66. SIXTY-THREE
  67. SIXTY-FOUR
  68. SIXTY-FIVE
  69. SIXTY-SIX
  70. SIXTY-SEVEN
  71. SIXTY-EIGHT
  72. SIXTY-NINE
  73. SEVENTY
  74. SEVENTY-ONE
  75. SEVENTY-TWO
  76. SEVENTY-THREE
  77. SEVENTY-FOUR
  78. SEVENTY-FIVE
  79. SEVENTY-SIX
  80. Praise for Blood in the Water
  81. ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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“But I am not comfortable with these men,” Soh said. “Vincente Carpio is not sane. And Javier is not trustworthy.”

“No?” Steele took a step backward and leaned against the wall. The heat and the dense aroma from the kitchen were overwhelming. She was tempted to take off her jacket, but to do so would involve putting her bag down, and she wanted to make sure that her gun was readily available. She knew that it was pointless—there was no doubt that if violence erupted, her pistol would be of no use against the automatic weapons held by Soh’s men. Still, she couldn’t bear the notion of being completely unarmed. “I thought there was a code of honor among those in MS-13.”

Soh smiled at this, and she could see that most of his teeth were gold. “I am committed to the organization, as long as it is committed to me,” he said. “The Carpios are committed only to themselves.” He took a step toward her. He seemed to get larger, and the room smaller. She leaned back farther into the wall behind her. “They are willing to put their interests ahead of my interests, as well as those of the organization.”

“Just as you put your interests above theirs and those of your organization?”

He smiled again. “I believe that the organization needs to adapt. I believe that the organization needs allies—including allies in law enforcement.”

“So you would give me this information out of the goodness of your heart?” she asked, and tilted her head. “That seems very generous of you.”

The menacing smile remained on his face, and the gleam from his teeth was dizzying. “Not out of the goodness in my heart,” he said. The way he said it made Kit wonder whether there was any goodness in the man’s heart. “I would give you this information in exchange for your help.”

“How could I help you?”

“There are rumors that Cormack O’Connell is protected by someone in the federal police,” he said. “Have you heard these rumors?”

Kit shook her head slowly.

“No?” Soh tilted his head at her and she could feel his gaze crawling across her face, examining her, probing her for the truth. “You know that it has happened in the past, though?”

“It has,” she admitted. The FBI’s protection of Whitey Bulger and the Winter Hill Gang was well known.

“Perhaps it could happen again. You and I could have a partnership that could help both of us. I could give you information about people like Vincente Carpio, and you could give me information about police activities that might be important to me. Would that be something you would consider?”