The 5th Horseman (32 page)
Authors: James Patterson
Tags: #Fiction, #Thrillers, #General, #Suspense, #antique
In a few minutes, the Night Walker straightened the woman’s body in her bed, arranged the bedding.
Then she reached into her pocket and took out a small black doll. She’d hidden the buttons there, inside the rough woolen strands.
She took the buttons out from between the threads of the doll, put one on each of the dead woman’s eyes. The caduceus, serpents around a winged staff, symbol of the medical profession.
“Good night, princess,” she said. “Good night.”
The Night Walker stepped out into the hallway — and saw the police waiting there for her. A half dozen officers, at least.
She even recognized one of them, the lieutenant from California.
The tap on her shoulder from behind surprised her even more than the police waiting in the hallway. She turned to see Melinda Cane. Melinda was very much alive, and she was holding a gun.
“Put your hands in the air, Luz. Or whatever your name is. You’re under arrest for attempted murder. I’m Detective Cane.” Then the Atlanta Homicide detective smiled. “You probably remember Lieutenant Lindsay Boxer from San Francisco. She’s the one who nailed you to the wall.”
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