Missing by James Patterson & Kathryn Fox

Author:James Patterson & Kathryn Fox [Patterson, James and Fox, Kathryn & Fox, Kathryn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction / Thrillers / Crime, Fiction / Thrillers / General
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Published: 2016-04-10T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 66

GEOFF ANDREN WAS taking replacement engine parts to Contigo Valley and agreed to take us there so we could see firsthand what Eric Moss had built. I wondered if it would give us any clues as to why the Americans were so desperate to find him. All things going well, Geoff estimated we’d complete his business and the three-hundred-kilometer round trip in four hours.

We climbed on board and were handed earphones with microphones. Geoff checked his flight plan and cleared us to taxi. Once the engines were on, my stomach felt unsettled. Lack of sleep, food, and a neck ache were adding up. I also hoped Collette would be safe. I had no idea who we had been targeted by. I disliked putting a team member at potential risk without knowing who we were up against.

The one positive was that we’d be back in time to monitor her house and provide backup for Johnny and Darlene.

We were soon cleared for takeoff. The engine hummed louder and we were seamlessly in the air.

Mary and Geoff chatted about the plane’s technical features and I closed my eyes for a few minutes. I could fly in helicopters and large planes. It was the small ones that unnerved me. I’d known at least two people killed in them, both due to pilot error.

And for some reason, I couldn’t get Eliza Moss out of my head. The feel of her hands, the smell of her citrus perfume.

The hum and vibration of the engine hastened the need to doze.

I was startled by Mary tapping me on the leg. “You’ve got to see this,” she said into her mike.

We were flying west over the Blue Mountains. I’d never seen them from this perspective.

“Gillies Falls.” Our pilot pointed to the right side.

The site was spectacular even if clouds were moving in.

“We may be in for some turbulence,” Geoff warned.

With the plane buffeting, we passed Lithgow and came on a spectacular green valley, like something from a lost world.

“That’s Contigovale, known locally as CTV. It isn’t part of the organization but is dependent on our staff to stay afloat.”

There were a small number of buildings on the ground, more like a village than a town, I thought. It had what appeared to be its own runway.

Mary asked, “How much land does Contigo own?”

“Thirty-three acres surrounded by grazing land and national parks. The actual base sits above the valley, by the Casta River.”

This had to be the wealthiest nonprofit organization in the country. It made me more than curious to find out where Moss really got all the money.

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