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  I smiled what I hoped was a disarming smile. Or at least calming.

  The attendant did not smile back.

  “Step away from the vehicle.” The guy’s hair was blond, his face flushed a shade of red just a tick down from that of my blisters. I guessed his age at maybe eighteen.

  I beamed a “silly me” charmer. “I’ve locked myself out of my car.”

  “I’ll need to see ID and registration.”

  “My purse is inside. The keys are in the ignition.”

  “Step away from the vehicle.”

  “If I can manage to catch the lock I can show you—”

  “Step away from the vehicle.” Blondie had quite the repertoire.

  I did as ordered, still holding on to the wire. Blondie gestured me further back.

  Eyes rolling, I increased the distance. Let go. The wire slid inside onto the car seat.

  Irritation overcame my resolve to be pleasant.

  “Look, it’s my car. I’ve just left jury duty. My registration and license are inside. I need to get to work. At the medical examiner’s office.”

  If I hoped the last reference would do it, I was wrong. Blondie’s expression said dirty barefoot woman with burglary tool. Dangerous?

  “Call the ME office,” I snapped.

  A beat. Then, “Wait here.”

  Like I was a flight risk with no shoes and no wheels.

  Blondie hurried off.

  I leaned against the Mazda, fuming, shifting from damaged foot to damaged foot, alternating between checking my watch and scanning the pavement for my bracelet. I began to pace the parking lot. Finally I heard the sound of an engine.

  Seconds later, a white Ford Taurus rolled up the ramp.

  Could this day get any worse?

  It just had.

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  CONTENTS

  Chapter One

  Chapter Two

  Chapter Three

  Chapter Four

  Chapter Five

  Chapter Six

  Chapter Seven

  Chapter Eight

  Chapter Nine

  Chapter Ten

  Chapter Eleven

  From the Forensic Files of Dr. Kathy Reichs

  ‘Bones of the Lost’ Excerpt

  Prologue

  Chapter One