Invisible by James Patterson David Ellis

Author:James Patterson, David Ellis
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Published: 2014-06-23T04:00:00+00:00

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“THE NEIGHBORS say that Dr. Padmanabhan lived alone,” says the officer.

“Thank you, Officer. Please hold.” I click off the phone and punch the button on my radio for Books. “Books, do you copy?”

“Copy, Emmy.”

“Scenario two,” I say. “Scenario two. Call came in from Providence, Rhode Island.”

“Scenario two, copy that. Make the call.”

Thirty seconds later, Books and I are on a conference call with the superintendent of the Rhode Island State Police and the commander of the Connecticut State Police, both of whom have been standing by for my call.

“This is scenario two, Rhode Island and Connecticut.”

“Rhode Island copies that,” says Superintendent Adam Vernon. “Our troopers are in place.”

“Connecticut copies,” says Commander Ingrid Schwegel. “Our troopers are in place as well.”

“We feel good about I-Ninety-five?” I ask, just to ease my nerves. It’s already been the topic of discussion.

“Agent,” says Superintendent Vernon, mistaking my title, “if the suspect is headed back to the Midwest, his only route is through Connecticut, and the only highway that makes any kind of sense is I-Ninety-five. There are forty-one miles of border, but if he isn’t expecting anyone to be waiting for him, he’d be a fool not to take I-Ninety-five.”

“Very good,” I say. “The fire call came in fourteen minutes ago, and I just got confirmation that it’s the fire we’re targeting. My map says the fire is located just north of Miriam Hospital in Providence, which means he has to travel forty miles down I-Ninety-five to reach the Connecticut–Rhode Island border.”

“Even if he got a head start,” says Vernon, “there’s no way he’s reached the border yet. But I’ve already given the order, Agent. As we speak, the flares are going up.”

“This is Agent Bookman. I’m airborne and should be at the border in fifteen minutes. I’ll be the agent in charge, but we’ll have agents on the ground joining you shortly. Let’s be clear on the directive: plate numbers and VINs of any vehicle with a male loosely fitting the description. Permissive searches at a minimum. Anything suspicious—anything at all—your troopers will have my direct contact.”

“Connecticut copies.”

“Rhode Island copies,” says Vernon. “If he’s on the road tonight, we’ll get him.”

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