The Laura Cardinal Novels (118 page)

He says, “Will you take my dog?”

Laura is torn. Steve has killed a child, whatever the excuse. She wants nothing to tie him to her, not even a dog. But she doesn't like the thought of Jake going to the pound. As in any homicide, there are always innocent victims. The dog is an innocent victim, just as Jenny was. Justice is blind.

She opens her mouth to tell him that, but what comes out is the only answer she can possibly give.

“Yes,” she says.

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There are so many people who have helped with the Laura Cardinal Series, I could fill ten pages. But in particular, I’d like to thank:

John Cheek, police consultant, Cops ‘n Writers; Laura Fulginiti, forensic anthropologist; Robert Johnson of Outdoor Association BA; Terry Johnson, Det., Arizona DPS; Connie Kazal; Lee Lofland, Det. (retired), author, and speaker; Carol Davis Luce; Susan Cummins Miller, author and geologist; Michael Prescott; Barbara Schiller and Darrel Harvey; and Phil Uhall, Det., TPD

Special thanks to Glenn McCreedy: first reader and front man!

About the Author

J. Carson Black is the bestselling author of
THE DESERT WAITS
, and the Laura Cardinal crime fiction series: DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN, DARK SIDE OF THE MOON, and THE DEVIL'S HOUR.

A Tucson Arizona native, Black writes about the New West.

Visit J. Carson Black’s web site at
www.jcarsonblack.com

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