In the Heart of the Fire by Koontz Dean

Author:Koontz, Dean
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3, mobi
Published: 2019-11-11T16:00:00+00:00

10

A text message from Ace of Diamonds informs Nameless that the GPS on the sheriff’s Suburban indicates that he is back in Worstead, approaching the Blue Ribbon Motor Inn.

Timing is everything now.

The stately Victorian house sits on one and a half acres in the best neighborhood of Worstead, layered with mass-produced millwork that the locals call “gingerbread.”

A sign on a stave, placed prominently in a flower bed, declares PROTECTED BY VIGILANT EAGLE HOME SECURITY.

The driveway leads around the large residence to a detached four-car garage at the back of the property.

Nameless parks behind the house. From the trunk of the Ford, he retrieves a package that Ace or an associate has placed there.

On the back porch, he puts the package on the floor and uses the LockAid lock-release gun to disengage the deadbolt on the door.

He assumes that the house alarm is set. If a door or window is opened, a sensor will signal the home-base computer elsewhere in the house, usually in a closet. Typically, the homeowner then has one minute to enter a four-digit disarming code; if the code isn’t entered, the alarm company is notified and calls the police.

However, the one weakness in the system is that the sensors communicate with the home-base computer by radio waves. Ace or whatever team Ace works with has learned the frequency on which Vigilant Eagle systems operate.

From a sport-coat pocket, Nameless extracts the compact radio-wave jammer that was left for him in his motel room. He activates it, opens the door, and puts the jammer just inside the threshold.

He retrieves the package from the porch floor. He enters the kitchen, stands listening for a moment, then quickly passes through the laundry room and enters the garage. In six minutes, he completes the task that brought him here.

When he returns to the kitchen, a dog is waiting for him. A big German shepherd.

He didn’t know the sheriff had a dog. Ace and crew are superb at gathering information that allows for a friction-free operation, but they aren’t all knowing.

The dog’s head is raised, ears pricked forward, body tensed, tail low and still.

Nameless meets the shepherd’s stare, trying to assess its intent. Pet or trained guard? Mere guard or attack dog?

“Hey, fella.”

The shepherd growls.

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