Jeffery Deaver: The Sleeping Doll

And apparently she wasn't going to do it alone.

"Good," O'Neil said. "Let's get together tomorrow and look over the evidence."

She nodded.

The detective finished the beer and got another one. "I don't suppose Overby'd spring for a trip to L.A."

"Believe it or not, I think he would."

"Really?"

"If we fly coach."

"And standby," O'Neil added.

They laughed.

"Any requests?" She tapped the old Martin, which resounded like a crisp drum.

"Nope." He leaned back and stretched his scuffed shoes out in front of him. "Whatever you're in the mood for."

Kathryn Dance thought for a moment and began to play.

The California Bureau of Investigation, within the state's Attorney General's Office, does indeed exist, and I hope the dedicated men and women of that fine organization will forgive me for taking the liberty of reorganizing it some, and creating an office on the picturesque Monterey Peninsula. I've tinkered a bit too with the excellent Monterey County Sheriff's Office.

Similarly, I trust the residents of Capitola, near Santa Cruz, will forgive my plopping a fictional superprison down in their midst.

Those interested in the topics of kinesics and interrogation and wishing to read further might enjoy the books I've found extremely helpful and which sit prominently on Kathryn Dance's and my bookshelves: Principles of Kinesic Interview and Interrogation and The Truth about Lying, Stan B. Walters; Detecting Lies and Deceit, Aldert Vrij; The Language of Confession, Interrogation, and Deception, Roger W. Shuy; Practical Aspects of Interview and Interrogation, David E. Zulawski and Douglas E. Wicklander; What the Face Reveals, eds. Paul Ekman and Erika Rosenberg; Reading People, Jo-Ellan Dimitrius and Mark Mazzarella; Introduction to Kinesics: An Annotation System for Analysis of Body Motion and Gestures, R. L. Birdwhitsell (the dancer turned anthropologist credited with coining the term "kinesics").

And thanks, as always, to Madelyn, Julie, Jane, Will and Tina.

A former journalist, folksinger and attorney, Jeffery Deaver is an international number one best-selling author. His novels have appeared on a number of best-seller lists around the world, including The New York Times, The Times of London and The Los Angeles Times. His books are sold in 150 countries and translated into 25 languages. The author of twenty-two novels, he's been awarded the Steel Dagger and Short Story Dagger from the British Crime Writers' Association, is a three-time recipient of the Ellery Queen Reader's Award for Best Short Story of the Year and is a winner of the British Thumping Good Read Award. He's been nominated for six Edgar Awards from the Mystery Writers of America, an Anthony Award and a Gumshoe Award. His book A Maiden's Grave was made into an HBO movie staring James Garner and Marlee Matlin, and his novel The Bone Collector was a feature release from Universal Pictures, starring Denzel Washington and Angelina Jolie. His most recent books are The Cold Moon, The Twelfth Card, Garden of Beasts and More Twisted: Collected Stories, Vol. II. And, yes, the rumors are true, he did appear as a corrupt reporter on his favorite soap opera, As The World Turns. Readers can visit his website at www.jefferydeaver.com.