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Chapters (52)
  1. “I’VE NEVER LIED TO YOU, DANA.”
  2. Also by
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Dedication
  6. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  7. Chapter One
  8. Chapter Two
  9. Chapter Three
  10. Chapter Four
  11. Chapter Five
  12. Chapter Six
  13. Chapter Seven
  14. Chapter Eight
  15. Chapter Nine
  16. Chapter Ten
  17. Chapter Eleven
  18. Chapter Twelve
  19. Chapter Thirteen
  20. Chapter Fourteen
  21. Chapter Fifteen
  22. Chapter Sixteen
  23. Chapter Seventeen
  24. Chapter Eighteen
  25. Chapter Nineteen
  26. Chapter Twenty
  27. Chapter Twenty-One
  28. Chapter Twenty-Two
  29. Chapter Twenty-Three
  30. Chapter Twenty-Four
  31. Chapter Twenty-Five
  32. Chapter Twenty-Six
  33. Chapter Twenty-Seven
  34. Chapter Twenty-Eight
  35. Chapter Twenty-Nine
  36. Chapter Thirty
  37. Chapter Thirty-One
  38. Chapter Thirty-Two
  39. Chapter Thirty-Three
  40. Chapter Thirty-Four
  41. Chapter Thirty-Five
  42. Chapter Thirty-Six
  43. Chapter Thirty-Seven
  44. Chapter Thirty-Eight
  45. Chapter Thirty-Nine
  46. Chapter Forty
  47. Chapter Forty-One
  48. Chapter Forty-Two
  49. Chapter Forty-Three
  50. Chapter Forty-Four
  51. Epilogue
  52. Teaser chapter

“You’re coherent, and this was a one-time thing, so I’m not concerned about long-term. However, you should consider making a police report.”

“We’ll handle it,” Wolfe said.

Dana winced as the doctor settled a Band-Aid over her vein. Handle it? What in the world did that mean? She stared at Wolfe, but he wouldn’t look at her. The doctor finished with her and turned to Wolfe. “Was there, ah, sexual activity?” he asked.

“Why?” Wolfe growled.

“Because MDMA would possibly make you tired or lethargic, so I’d rule it out except for the jaw tightness. GBD can cause sexual arousal, which would make sense if you so engaged.” The doctor drew the tourniquet around Wolfe’s arm. “Also, as your doctor, I’d have to recommend STD testing.”

“We’re both clean,” Wolfe said, his words clipped and his jaw rock hard.

Dana remained quiet.

The doctor turned to her. “I can get you a morning-after pill, if you’d like.”

She blinked. “No. Thanks, though.”

Wolfe just watched her, no expression on his face.

Dana turned back to the pages in front of her, wanting to make the men in the room disappear. She turned the page and found more hieroglyphics.

Jethro sat up. “What’s all this?”

“My friend, who’s missing, used a code when she worked on sensitive articles,” Dana murmured. “I can’t decipher it.”

Jethro rubbed his whiskered chin, leaning over to look. “Fascinating.”

Dana lifted her head. “Are you any good with codes?”

He frowned and pulled the notebook closer. “Not really. I’m more of a philosophical interpreter of data, if you know what I mean.”

She didn’t, but with his British accent, it sounded intriguing.

Angus drew out a vacant chair and sat. “I know a code breaker. Well, she’s a lot more than a code breaker, but she consulted with us on a couple of cases when I worked for the FBI Behavioral Analysis Unit. I could give her a call, if you like. What’s this about?”

Dana pressed her lips together. Thank goodness they were talking about work again and not drugs or sex. “This is about my friend Candy Folks.”

“The journalist who disappeared?” Angus asked, looking toward Wolfe. “This is the case you’ve been handling on your own?”

“It’s my story,” Dana said before Wolfe could answer.

Angus leaned over and scratched Roscoe between the ears. “What’s your case about, Wolfe? I’m done with being left out of it.”

Dana’s eyebrows rose, and she turned toward Wolfe. Would he let the unit help him find Rock at this point?

Wolfe looked at her, then at the doctor, and then at Angus. “Considering how things have changed, I’ll think about it. First, we have a visit to make.”

“Visit?” Dana sat up.

“Yeah. You with me, Force?” Wolfe asked.