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  1. Cover
  2. PRAISE FOR MEG TILLY AND HER NOVELS
  3. TITLES BY MEG TILLY
  4. Dedication
  5. PROLOGUE
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  68. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  69. Excerpt from SOLACE ISLAND
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  74. ABOUT THE AUTHOR
  75. What’s next onyour reading list?

“You are internally,” Sarah replied, looking at him inquisitively. “I can see it in your eyes.”

“Ah.” Apparently that answer didn’t suffice because Sarah had raised her slender eyebrows. “Guess I’m just delighted to be out of the rain.” Truth was Mick was feeling obscenely happy to be sitting there, soaking wet, across the table from her.

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Kevin followed Detective Luna as he stumped through the West Side LAPD car lot. The man was covering it well, but his gait was uneven. He favored the left leg. Kevin was sure the cold rain thundering down wasn’t helping matters. The man’s head was tucked into the collar of his jacket, as if that would help keep the wet at bay.

“You mind me asking why you towed it?” Kevin would have preferred if the LAPD had left the car where they had found it. He could have lain in wait at the grocery store parking lot, and if the car was Sarah’s, eventually she would have shown up again. By towing the vehicle, they made it highly unlikely she’d use that store again. She had proven to be a worthy opponent in the game of chess they had embarked on.

“The vehicle was unregistered and had no insurance.”

Kevin didn’t want to put Luna’s nose out of joint, but Jesus Christ, the incompetence needed to be addressed. “Out of curiosity,” Kevin inquired politely. “A BOLO was placed on this individual for a reason. Rather than impounding the car, why didn’t the officer use the car as bait to lure the individual into police custody for questioning?”

Kevin veered to the left to avoid a lake-sized puddle. Detective Luna plowed doggedly through it. “Officer Hatley stayed at the site for several hours. The grocery store has a two-hour parking limit. This car exceeded that. The parking lot attendee was preparing to call a tow company. Officer Hatley made the decision to bring the vehicle here.”

“Has anyone contacted West Bureau to inquire about the vehicle?” Highly unlikely, but he had to ask.

“Not yet.”