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A killer stalks the deep South. When a young police lieutenant in a sleepy Mississippi coast town responds to a routine prowler call one night, he isnt expecting to find the handiwork of the killer. But his grisly discovery is just the beginning of a horrible nightmare--a nightmare that may kill him and his wife. From the author of Nightwatcher.
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RAVES FOR WHEN FIRST WE DECEIVE AND CHARLES WILSON!
"Wilson may flat out be the best plotter of my generation." Ed Gorman, Mystery Scene
"A tightly plotted suspenser." Chicago Tribune
"An assault on the reader's nervous system. There is not a moment in this book when one is given the opportunity to catch a breath. My impulse at finishing this first-rate thriller is to press it into the hands of everybody I meet. But it won't be necessary; a book this good will find its audience." The Clarion-Ledger
"A page-turner thriller." The Mobile Register
Charles Wilson is a "wizard plotter." Los Angeles Times
"Non-stop thrills from start to finish. Be prepared for some sleepless nights." Hattiesburg American
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Other Leisure books by Charles Wilson: NIGHTWATCHER
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When First We Deceive
Charles Wilson
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A LEISURE BOOK
June 1998
Published by
Dorchester Publishing Co., Inc. 276 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10001
If you purchased this book without a cover you should be aware that this book is stolen property. It was reported as "unsold and destroyed" to the publisher and neither the author nor the publisher has received any payment for this "stripped book."
Copyright 1994 by Charles Wilson
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means, including photocopying, recording or by any information storage and retrieval system, without the written permission of the Publisher, except where permitted by law.
ISBN 0-8439-4401-3
The name "Leisure Books" and the stylized "L" with design are trademarks of Dorchester Publishing Co., Inc.
Printed in the United States of America.
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To Pappy and Mom; Garfield and Annie; Dad and Mother; Lee Ann and Lila Jo; Linda along with Faye and Jewell; Charles, Cassie and Cas, and Destin; down to Ryder; from as far back as I can remember until now, how could anyone have been lucky enough to be blessed with such family. Also, with special thanks to Police Chief George Payne of the Gulfport, Mississippi, Police Department, to Assistant ChiefTom Ruspoli of the Pass Christian, Mississippi, Police Department, and to Lieutenant Danile S. Gregov of the Long Beach, Mississippi, Police Department for the help they gave me on this book; to Kat Bergeron of The Sun Herald for her suggestions and insight into the Coast area; to Paul Stout of Senath, Missouri, for his careful scrutiny; and Tommy Furby, always too demanding critic.
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Chapter 1
Trinity went out of her way to look her best that night, accentuating her high cheekbones and full lips with just the right amount of makeup, slipping on the pullover blouse that emphasized her small breasts and tiny waist, finally selecting the leather miniskirt that dropped barely to the top of her thighs. Her bare legs were eye-catching in the highest heels she owned.
And what had it gained her? she thought. She touched her fingers gingerly to her swollen lip; her eyes moistened and she shook her head. For the twentieth time her gaze moved to the telephone on the table next to her chair. But this time she didn't quickly look away.
Continuing to stare, she drew her mouth into a firm line, suddenly reached for the telephone directory lying next to the telephone, lifted it into her lap and opened it. In a moment she found the name she was looking forBrett Dunnigan.
She reached for the receiver, but hesitated. There was a pencil on the table and she picked it up, rolled it in her fingers for a moment, turned the directory back to its front, printed the number at the top of the inside page and stared at it.
Then she shook her head. She was acting foolishly. She would have her revenge, but she needed to be careful she gained it in such a manner that she wasn't destroyed in the process. She needed to plan firstshe had always been good at planning.
She moved the directory back to the table, sat a moment longer
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in thought, then raised her face toward the hallway at the back of the living room. "James!" she called.
After a moment with no answer she called his name again. Frowning, she came up out of the chair and walked toward the hallway.
Entering her bedroom, she saw the bathroom door to her right was closed. She could hear the sound of running water. She walked to the door and opened it.
"James?" she said, peering inside.
He wasn't there. The tub was nearly overflowing. She walked to it and turned off the water. Looking back toward the door, her brow wrinkled at her thought:
He couldn't have left the house without her knowing. He would've had to come up the hall and through the living room to go out either the front or back door.
The other bedroom, maybe he was in there; or maybe the bathroom across the hall. She hadn't noticed if its door was closed.
She looked back at the water lapping at the top of the tub and shook her head in exasperation. She couldn't take much more, not very much more at all.
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