The Shut Mouth Society by James D. Best

Author:James D. Best [Best, James D.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Historical, Mystery, Suspense, Thriller, (¯`'•.¸//(*_*)\\¸.•'´¯)
ISBN: 9781604940121
Google: QbbJRWIlBQ8C
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Goodreads: 3474561
Publisher: Wheatmark
Published: 2008-01-02T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 28

“Don’t shoot! He knows the combination.”

“What? What combination?” The man holding the gun to his neck seemed startled to hear a voice behind him. Evarts felt the greatest fear of his life when he realized the voice belonged to Baldwin.

“Why the hell do you think you were sent here?” she screamed.

Evarts felt the slightest release of pressure from the pistol barrel, and then he heard an unbelievably loud roar as a gun went off near his ear. It seemed like an eternity before he realized his skull hadn’t been blown apart, but probably no more than one or two seconds had really gone by before he reached for the SIG in his back waistband. When he turned around, he felt the greatest joy of his life: Patricia Baldwin stood behind him, seemingly in one piece. Despite being unharmed, her appearance startled him. She wore a fierce expression and she held her .45 aimed at about head height. Evarts felt more than saw a body sliding down against the car beside him. She had shot the guy in the head while he held a gun on him. Shit.

Evarts looked around but saw no one, not even an innocent neighbor. Good. He took Baldwin by the elbow and urged her to run. “Come on. Let’s get out of here.”

She pulled her arm free. “What about your prints on the shotgun?”

He regrabbed her elbow. “We gotta get outta here. Now!” When she started moving he added, “Besides, we left our prints all over the place.”

“But that’s the murder weapon.”

She trotted beside him now. “My prints are on those shell casings anyway.” They had reached the corner of Charles Street, and he automatically turned them away from the alley behind the apartment. At this hour, nobody clogged the usually busy sidewalk, and he could spot no one awakened by the gunfire. Then he heard what sounded like a woman’s scream about a block behind them. They didn’t have much more time to make a getaway.

“Where are we going?” Baldwin asked.

“Away from here.”

“Is the car safe?”

Evarts thought a moment. He felt sure that they hadn’t found them by tracing the car, because they had separated themselves from it so early. He also doubted that it had been reported stolen already. He had driven well out of the normal route to steal the SUV, and he had parked his own van in a different condominium complex. Even if the Explorer had been reported stolen, it seemed a stretch that the theft would already be connected to him. He kept up their rapid walking pace and said, “The car should still be safe, but we need a taxi to get to it.”

They had reached Beacon Street and she pointed to the park across the street. “That way,” she said.

Once they had entered the quiet park, Evarts asked, “Where are you leading us?”

“To the Ritz Carlton.” She pointed. “Just on the other side of the Public Gardens. It’s the closest cab stand.”

Evarts gasped for air, while she panted only slightly.

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