Alien Taste by Wen Spencer

Author:Wen Spencer [Spencer, Wen]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Fiction, General, Science Fiction, Mystery Fiction, Adventure, Suspense Fiction, Private Investigators, Private Investigators - Pennsylvania - Pittsburgh
ISBN: 9780451458377
Publisher: Roc
Published: 2001-07-09T07:00:00+00:00

He was slightly startled. "They caught one of the Pack? Who?"

"They didn't say."

***

Nor did Ukiah recognize the Pack member when they arrived and were shown the two-way mirror with a view into an interrogation room. The member was a tall lanky man, grizzled long hair, and dark eyes, like so many of the Pack. He was clad in a worn pair of leather pants, high biker boots, and a leather jacket with a stylized running wolf.

Ukiah shook his head, watching the man pace back and forth in the small dim room. "I don't recognize him."

"We'd be surprised if you did," the police captain that met them explained. "We believe he's a West Coast member, of the Wild Wolves. He won't admit it, won't tell us his name, and has no ID. We were hoping you could verify if he was a Pack member or not."

Ukiah looked in surprise at the captain. "How would I know?"

"You're the only person in this building that's actually dealt with the Pack. We're going off mug shots and old reports. So, what do you think? Is he a Pack member?"

Indigo was silent and unreadable. Ukiah shrugged and walked up to the glass. As if he knew Ukiah was watching, the man came to stand before the mirror, his lip curling back almost in a snarl. Ukiah studied him, looking for any clue yes or no.

"He looks like Pack," he finally admitted. "But he isn't. I don't know why. There's some gut reaction missing. He's not Pack."

"Are you sure?"

"Almost. I've only dealt with the Pack once. But I'm almost positive he's not."

The captain turned to a plainclothes detective standing beside him. "Bring him in."

The detective walked into the interrogation room, caught the fake Pack member, and brought him snarling out. The fake Pack member glared at Ukiah as the detective parked the man in front of him.

"Take a good look," the captain said. "Are you sure he's not Pack?"

The man glanced at the captain, then sneered down at Ukiah. "Who the hell are you?"

Ukiah gazed at the man. Why was he so sure that this man wasn't Pack? He thought back to Rennie, Hellena, and Bear. There had been something about them, something he had never felt in the presence of other people, something that had gone unnoticed till now. He shook his head as he tried to place it. "No. I'm positive now. This man isn't Pack."

The fake gave him a Pack-like glare for a moment longer. Then the look vanished. It was like watching an actor take off his mask. "How the hell can you tell?"

Ukiah shook his head, still unable to pinpoint it. "You just know the difference."

"This is Detective Robert Cecil." The captain perched on the corner of the table. "He's one of our best undercover agents. He's spent weeks researching the Pack. We wanted to run one last test before he tried to infiltrate the Pack."

"They would eat him alive," Ukiah murmured.

"Are you sure?" the captain prodded. "I've heard about you, that you can be downright creepy the way you can spot things.

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