No affairs No crimina connections No DNA. No

clues. Eve Dallas ma Be the Best COO In the Cll,

not to mention naving the lavish resources of ner

nuseand. Roarke. at ner disposal but the Swisher

case nas nor baffled The faro - members were

muroerea hq their Bees wen brutal,military preci-

sion The state-of-the-art security was oreacnee

and the Killers used night vision to find their way

througn the cozy rulaBle-class nouse. Clearly,Dallas

is dealing with pros.The only mistake they made

was to overlook the nine-year-old girl cowering in

the dark n the kitchen.

Now Nixie Swisher is an oronan ana me sole

evewitness to a seemingly inexplicable crime.Kids

are not Dallas s strong suit. But Nixie needs a safe

place to stay aRe Dallas needs to SOlVe this case

Net onlv because of the promise she made te Nixie

Not or for the cause of justice.But also to put to

rest some ef nor own oarKest memories---and

aeeoest fears. With her eartner Peabody on the job

are watching ner BaCK--one wen Roarke orovlalBg

the kindof help only ne can give--Lieutenant Eva

Dallas s running after snaeows, and dead-set on

finding out who s coning them.