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Автор: Lisa Jackson
Издательство: Ingram
Серия: The Cahills
Жанр произведения: Триллеры
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      KILLING SPREE

      “There’s been another death,” Paterno said.

      Cissy inhaled sharply. “Who?” she whispered.

      “Rory Amhurst was killed earlier tonight.”

      Cissy blinked. “Rory…? Killed?”

      “Murdered.”

      She felt cold inside. Numb. “No—” She couldn’t believe it. First Gran, now Rory?

      “Do you have someone who can stay with you?”

      “What?”

      “You probably shouldn’t be alone.”

      The numbness was wearing off now, and her mind was starting to piece things together. “You think this has something to do with Marla’s escape,” she guessed and read a silent acknowledgment in Paterno’s eyes. “You think she’s behind his death? That’s what you’re saying.”

      “We don’t really know what happened. Yet.”

      “Just like you think she killed Gran?”

      “It’s possible.”

      “You’re insinuating that she broke out of prison and now is on some kind of killing spree, annihilating members of her, of my family?”

      “We don’t know what her involvement is at this point. Marla Amhurst Cahill is the link between Eugenia Cahill and Rory Amhurst. She’s related to both of them. As are you.”

      Cissy felt a chill deep in her soul.

      “As is your son,” Paterno added, and she felt colder still. Fear and despair clawed at her. Her baby. Oh God, surely no one would ever want to hurt her baby….

      Books by Lisa Jackson

      Stand-Alones

      SEE HOW SHE DIES

      FINAL SCREAM

      RUNNING SCARED

      WHISPERS

      TWICE KISSED

      UNSPOKEN

      DEEP FREEZE

      FATAL BURN

      MOST LIKELY TO DIE

      WICKED GAME

      WICKED LIES

      SOMETHING WICKED

      WICKED WAYS

      SINISTER

      WITHOUT MERCY

      YOU DON’T WANT TO

      KNOW

      CLOSE TO HOME

      AFTER SHE’S GONE

      REVENGE

      YOU WILL PAY

      OMINOUS

      RUTHLESS

      Anthony Paterno/Cahill

      Family Novels

      IF SHE ONLY KNEW

      ALMOST DEAD

      Rick Bentz/Reuben

      Montoya Novels

      HOT BLOODED

      COLD BLOODED

      SHIVER

      ABSOLUTE FEAR

      LOST SOULS

      MALICE

      DEVIOUS

      NEVER DIE ALONE

      Pierce Reed/Nikki

      Gillette Novels

      THE NIGHT BEFORE

      THE MORNING AFTER

      TELL ME

      Selena Alvarez/Regan

      Pescoli Novels

      LEFT TO DIE

      CHOSEN TO DIE

      BORN TO DIE

      AFRAID TO DIE

      READY TO DIE

      DESERVES TO DIE

      EXPECTING TO DIE

      Published by Kensington Publishing Corporation

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      Copyright © 2007 by Susan Lisa Jackson

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      ISBN-13: 978-1-4201-4420-8

      ISBN-10: 1-4201-4420-0

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      To sister Nan—You were right.

       One bite at a time….

      Contents

      Acknowledgments

      Prologue

      Chapter 1

      Chapter 2

      Chapter 3

      Chapter 4

      Chapter 5

      Chapter 6

      Chapter 7

      Chapter 8

      Chapter 9

      Chapter 10

      Chapter 11

      Chapter 12

      Chapter 13

      Chapter 14

      Chapter 15

      Chapter 16

      Chapter 17

      Chapter 18

      Chapter 19

      Chapter 20

      Chapter 21

      Chapter 22

      Epilogue

      Acknowledgments

      I can’t thank everyone enough who helped with this book. I have to start with my sister, Nancy Bush, whose encouragement kept me