Lude to Truant, p. xv

“Two things, Hoss…. The first peculiar thing, were the cats… I saw one with its head ripped off and another with its guts strew all over the sidewalk. Mostly though, they just vanished. The second peculiar thing… right next to the body, I found these gouges in the hardwood floor, a good six or seven inches long. Very weird. But since the old man showed no sign of physical trauma the cops let it go.”