CHAPTER ONE
Trm telephone on the desk rang shrilly and
demandingly， once， twice， three， four times. There
was no one in the office to answer it. On the fifth
ring a young， woman appeared in a doorway which
opened into another room. She was about twenty-
two， tall and slim， and her fair straight hair was
tied back simply behind her neck to fall in a long
silky tail down her back. Over her skirt and blouse
she was wearing a white hospital coat， indicating
that she was either a doctor or a laboratory
technician. Her thin face was not exactly pretty，
but her skin was fine and white and her bones
were elegantly chiselled. She would blossom into
beauty as she grew older.
On the sixth ring of the telephone bell she
picked up the receiver.
Glenc~ oss Regional Hospital Laboratory， she
said in a cool briskly professional voice which held
just the slightest suspicion of a Scottish accent.
Helen Melrose speaking.
Someone at the other end of the line cleared his
throat and then a familiar voice， also softened by a
Scottish accent， spoke.
Blair here， Helen. I was hoping I d reach you
first time and not the secretary.
At the sound of the man s voice Helen s face
changed its expression. It became wary and her
large tawny-brown eyes narrowed. She bit the
corner of her soft pink lower lip with the edge of
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