Page 11 of Sinister Magic

“Lieutenant Sudo. I’ll be meeting you at the usual place tomorrow, but I need to move our appointment up an hour. I have somethingimportantto do in the afternoon.” His voice was snotty, and I immediately disliked him—and the insinuation that I wasn’timportant.

But more concerning thanthat…

“Where’s Colonel Willard?” Iasked.

“She can’t makeit.”

“She’salwaysmycontact.”

“Not thistime.”

I opened my mouth to ask for more details, but he hungup.

“Why do I have a feeling this crappy week is not about to get anybetter?”