Cat & Mouse
Chapter One
Washington, D.C.
The cross house was twenty paces away and the proximity and sight of
it made Gary Soneji's skin prickle. It was Victorian-style, white
shingled, and extremely well kept. As Soneji stared across Fifth
Street, he slowly bared his teeth in a sneer that could have passed
for a smile. This was perfect. He had come here to murder Alex Cross
and his family.
His eyes moved slowly from window to window, taking in everything
from the crisp, white lace curtains to Cross's old piano on the
sunporch, to a Batman and Robin kite stuck in the rain gutter of the
roof Damon's kite, he thought.
On two occasions he caught sight of Cross's elderly grandmother as
she shuffled past one of the downstairs windows. Nana Mama's long,
purposeless life would soon be at an end. That made him feel so much
better. Enjoy every moment-stop and smell the roses, Soneji reminded
himself. Taste the roses, eat Alex Cross's roses-powers, stems, and
thorns.
He finally moved across Fifth Street, being careful to stay in the
shadows. Then he disappeared into the thick yews and forsythia
bushes that ran like ... read full excerpt from: Cat and Mouse ebook
