Blackmail by Bob Mcelwain

Author:Bob Mcelwain [Mcelwain, Bob]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: General, Mystery & Detective, Action & Adventure, Fiction
ISBN: 9780972373722
Google: yOl575XKBGMC
Amazon: 0972373721
Publisher: ActionTales.com
Published: 2003-06-19T04:00:00+00:00

Blackmail

101

Chapter 14

Following people through the hustling, bustling sprawl of Los Angeles is hard on tires, not shoes. To make it easier and decrease the risk of being noticed, Jack had turned to Joe Niles who was, in his opinion, an unappreciated genius.

One of the man’s creations was the small receiver mounted up under the dash in the Trans Am that judged distance from a signal by its strength. Th

at the blackmailer would expect a bug, that Alfred

& Stiles would have used top technology, had led Jack back to the diminutive sprightly man the day after meeting Terri.

Nile’s solution was better than Jack had hoped. A gift box, covered with silver foil. Niles had bought several, a size that would fi t into a post offi

ce box in only one way. After removing the foil, the bottom of one box had been attached to the bottom of another.

He had placed the nickel sized transmitter and tiny mercury switch in the gap, then fi lled the remaining space with cardboard and modeling clay. Th

en he had meticulously restored the silver foil. To Jack it looked untouched, shiny and new.

He had checked on delivery schedules, then mailed the package from Van Nuys. Despite what he had said to Terri, trying to follow the money was a long shot. He knew he had better make it pay. To trace the blackmailer through Janet Fisher’s killer might well be impossible, even if Terri could come up with the funds for a top team of determined people, willing to work it for months.

He found his modest optimism was holding as he pulled into the parking lot at the Northridge Branch. Th e pulse rate was up.

Th

e senses were on full alert. Th

e package was right. Th

e car would

do. And he was as ready as a man can be.

He glanced at his watch. Only noon. But it could be a long night.

He fumbled among the things in the back seat and found a jacket.

He balled it up, tucked it up against the window, settled in, and thought of Terri. Th

e look. Th

e feel. Th

e scents of her. Th

e pleasant

tingle when her nails had scratched lightly at his chest. He could almost feel it now.

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