Disappearance by Julien Ayotte

Author:Julien Ayotte
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: intrigue, action crime, fbi agents, suspense drama, mystery murder, crime suspense, thriller crime, romance 2016
Publisher: Julien Ayotte

Chapter 20

Coeur D’Alene

St. Clair’s flight landed in Coeur D’Alene at eleven o’clock on Friday morning, and he was greeted by U.S. Marshal Teri Dunaway, one of the few female marshals in the country. Dunaway was all business. She told St. Clair there was mail in Mead’s box at the post office. She had a small mountable camera with her, which she would install in the room where all the boxes were kept, but hesitated to do this until after closing hours. All Mead would need to see is someone installing a camera in that room when he showed up, and he would be out of there in a flash.

They arrived at the post office a half hour later, and after the customary introductions to the local postmaster, they made sure Mead’s mail had still not been retrieved. While the post office was open for business until one o’clock on Saturdays, box holders could access their mail until five. If Mead didn’t show up on Friday afternoon, they would be back on Saturday.

Mead had his truck serviced that morning at a garage in Coeur D’Alene. The brakes had been squealing of late, and the truck needed new brake pads. Normally, his routine was to pick up his mail first, stop for groceries at the market afterwards, and then head for home to Worley late in the morning. The brake job took longer than anticipated, so he changed his schedule.

After he left the garage, he stopped to pick up more rifle shells at the local gun shop. He enjoyed target shooting at the rear of his property, but he used a silencer on his rifle. He never wanted to gain attention from any neighbors who might complain at hearing gunfire nearby. At one-thirty, he stopped for lunch at one of the taverns on the lake. By two-thirty, he left to do his weekly food shopping at Pilgrim’s Market, three streets from the post office. It was nearly four o’clock when he entered the post office.

St. Clair looked at the photo he had of Mead from the U.S. Marshals’ file and recognized him entering the box area. He motioned to Marshal Dunaway to follow him, keeping a distance of nearly a half- mile back. St. Clair got into his own vehicle and began tailing Mead’s truck toward Worley along a narrow, winding road.

As he always did, Mead drove past his property up a steep incline in the road to a lookout point. St. Clair’s car followed at a relatively slow pace. As he spotted Mead’s truck at the lookout area, he continued on until he was past the lookout and out of view. He grabbed his phone and called Dunaway.

“Pull off to the side of the road right now. Either he spotted me following him, or he’s very cautious about anyone following him. I’ll tell you when to start coming again. In the meantime, keep your phone to your ear as if you’re carrying on a conversation with someone. If he passes you, don’t even look his way.

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