Snatched Super Boxset by Hunt James

Author:Hunt, James
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-02-11T16:00:00+00:00

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Civilization disappeared the farther north they drove. Every mile Grant saw fewer buildings and more trees. But that was the way the people who lived up here liked it. There were times when Grant pondered the life of isolation. He imagined it was incredibly simple. Simple could be good. But if he was alone, then he’d be stuck in his own mind all day, every day. And that would drive him mad.

Mocks flicked her Bic lighter. It was her own way of dealing with the nerves. Grant didn’t mind the quiet though. It gave him time to think.

But there was a roadblock that kept appearing: Principal Tanner. No matter how hard he tried, he couldn’t get the woman off of his mind. And with the case in front of him, that distraction was dangerous, both personally and professionally.

“How did they communicate?” Mocks asked, peeking out from behind her shroud of silence. “Mallory and her dad?” She turned to face Grant. “She didn’t have a phone, and the dad’s background didn’t strike me as someone who would become a pen pal.”

Grant shook his head, ridding himself of Michelle’s smile. “They could have met somewhere. The mom worked really late. It gave Mallory plenty of time to leave and come back without Mom being the wiser.”

The turn off the highway was onto a dirt road, which was still wet from the morning rain, and Grant was forced to slow his speed down the one-lane path. They passed two trailers on their journey deeper into the woods, and their inhabitants scurried from their lawn chairs and back inside the moment they saw the car.

“Looks like they’ve seen cops up here before,” Grant said.

“I didn’t think we were that obvious,” Mocks replied.

“Radio dispatch, give them an update on our location and have a unit on standby in case we need it.” Grant reached for his phone and checked the reception. “My phone doesn’t have a signal.”

There had been a few cases of missing persons that had led Grant this far north before, and he discovered that the folks who enjoyed living on their own did not enjoy others meddling in their affairs. And when push came to shove, they were not afraid to shove back.

They arrived at the trailer that matched the address Mocks found from the property records, and the brakes squeaked when Grant stopped the car.

“You think he’ll run?” Mocks asked, unclipping her seat belt.

“He might,” Grant answered.

The sky was overcast, which only made the cold linger. It was worse up in the mountains. But the cold wind also carried the sounds of nature: birds, insects, and the light rustle of leaves. Grant would have considered it peaceful if not for the purpose of their mission.

Both Grant and Mocks kept one hand on the butt of their service pistols as they approached the trailer. There were a few chairs in the yard, along with the truck that towed the trailer up here. The hunk of junk didn’t look like it ran anymore, but Grant made sure to box it in with his car anyway.

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