The three men standing behind me filled the room, which was no bigger than a walk-in closet. “Miss Vaughn, do you recognize any of these, uh, Santas?” FBI Special Agent Barker asked. The five men stood in a line, all wearing red Santa coats. I looked at each face in turn, wondering the whole ti...
My feet hit the grass along the side of the road, and I gained some traction, flying over the park-like median toward the marina, a safe-haven in the distance. A truck was pulling out of the parking lot, and I waved frantically toward it. The driver started to slow, concer...
It was across from a park, which was a block from the high school. This was definitely the house Karen was talking about. Alicia and I looked around, but it was a quiet neighborhood, even on a Sunday. There were some kids playing in the park, but on the other side from us,...
Cars flicked on their headlights and left in a steady flow, turning onto the main boulevard that led to the freeway, the lights reflecting off the wet pavement. As the sun set and the light disappeared, the air in the Golf Ball grew chilled, and I pulled my parka around me. &nbs...