P.O. Box 3931 Santa Rosa, CA 95402-9998 www.damnationbooks.com The Killer Within by Jason Kahn Digital ISBN: 978-1-61572-003-3 Cover art by: Julie D’Arcy Edited by: Lea Schizas Copyright 2009 Jason Kahn Printed in the United States of America Worldwide Electronic & Digital Rights All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced , scanned or distributed in any form, including digital and electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without the prior written consent of the Publisher, except for brief quotes for use in reviews. This book is a work of fiction. Characters, names, places and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to any actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental. The Killer Within By Jason Kahn To my wife, Karen, and my friend, Elaine Page 1 The Killer Within Detective Frank Arnold viewed the bloodshed in the sumptuously appointed hotel suite with practiced stoicism.