He glanced at the senator again. She hadn’t moved.
“They pride themselves,” Howard said, “in using bloodshed to send their messages. Beheadings, dismemberment . . . anything to shock and awe not only to warn their enemies but the civilian populations in the areas where they hide in plain sight.”
“Taking my family,” Senator Delanor suddenly said. “Taking George and the houseboat. Do you suppose it’s some sort of revenge or punishment for him not giving in to them?”
Tully wanted to ask why she thought George hadn’t given in to them. But of course, he already knew why. He was her husband. However, it made perfect sense to Tully now that the situation might be quite the opposite. Not revenge. Not punishment. Was it possible that George Ramos was allowing his old drug cartel friends use his
