Chapter 23
In the mountains of Montana
IN A REMOTE CABIN in the mountains of Montana, the killer had watched the press conference on satellite television with interest and growing concern. He’d been hovering on the cusp of a decision for a while, and the revelations at the conference tipped the scales in favor of immediate action.
He was ready to flee the country on almost a moment’s notice but still had a few things to take care of, notably retrieving various sums of money that he’d stashed in a half-dozen safe-deposit boxes in as many cities, all under different names.
Monique had given her final performance two weeks previously at about the time that he’d carried out his last hit. He began to pack, thinking as he did so that he was truly going to miss this isolated place.
He got in
