Dead Wrong (45 page)

“I didn’t have to.”

“Good. I take it, then, that his instincts are still right on?”

“They are.” She rested the phone on her shoulder and motioned to Aidan to order her a roast beef sandwich by pointing to the specials board. The sandwich was the only special.

“Try not to miss your flight, Cahill. You need to be in Fleming, Pennsylvania, by noon tomorrow.”

“What’s in Fleming?”

“An old friend of yours was just released from prison.”

“Old friend of mine?” She frowned.

“Archer Lowell. Ring a bell?”

“Sure. The Amanda Crosby stalker. What’s he up to?”

“That’s what you’re going to find out. . . .”

This book contains excerpts from the forthcoming editions of
Dead Certain
and
Dead Even
by Mariah Stewart. These excerpts have been set for this edition only and may not reflect the final content of the forthcoming editions.

Dead Wrong
is a work of fiction. Names, places, and incidents are either a product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.

A Ballantine Book
Published by The Random House Publishing Group Copyright © 2004 by Marti Robb Excerpts from
Dead Certain
and
Dead Even
by Mariah Stewart copyright © 2004 by Marti Robb

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