The Confessor
“Chiara sat next to him, clutching the letter. At the bottom of the hill, he turned onto a two-lane highway and headed west toward Grasse. The day’s last light lay on the ridgeline of the distant hills like a scarlet wound.Five minutes later, he noticed the dark gray Fiat sedan. The man behind the wheel was too careful. He stayed in his own lane at all times, and even when Gabriel allowed his speed to dip well below the limit, the Fiat remained several car-lengths off his rear bumper. No, though...t Gabriel, this is not your average suicidal Frenchman behind the wheel.He followed the highway into Grasse, then turned down the hill, into the old town center. It had been taken over long ago by Middle Eastern immigrants, and for a moment Gabriel might have imagined he was in Algiers or Marrakech.“Put away the letter.”“What’s wrong?”“We’re being followed.”Gabriel made a series of quick turns and accelerations.“Is he still there?”“Still there.”“What do we do?”“Take him for a ride.”Gabriel left the old town and made his way back up the hill to the main highway, the Fiat following closely behind.MoreLess
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