Under Suspicion
Chapter One
At last! The night was at hand. Hiding in plain sight, the watcher
saw the head curator come into the lobby of the Museum of
Antiquities. Anna Lundgren was tall, slender, redheaded; dressed
more like a woman than he'd ever seen, in her clinging black evening
sheath and black high heels. She paused to share a few words with
the security guard, then scanned the room.
She looked nervous. He wasn't surprised. As her green eyes scraped
over him, noticing but not noticing him, he saw the uneasiness
there. It was supposed to be her night of triumph, and he thought
she must be afraid that something would go wrong. She had absolutely
no idea just how wrong it was going to go.
He hugged the knowledge to himself, watching as she circulated among
the early arrivals. Tonight was the big night, the private showing
of the museum's new visiting exhibit: Mysteries of the Maya. Museum
benefactors and university officials were arriving steadily and
beginning to partake of the sumptuous hors d'oeuvres and open bar.
Docents in dark green blazers with gold crests milled around,
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