Voices Carry (2001)
“The concrete stairs led down to a path that served as a shortcut through a small park to the housing development beyond. Off to the right was a stream, and beyond the stream, a golf course. The man standing at the top of the steps knew every blade of grass and stone between the parking lot and the houses, between the park and the stream and the golf course.
Who was it who had once said that the man who would meet with the most success was the man who had the best information?
He smiled, knowing he had done all he could, was as well prepared as he could ever hope to be. For the past several days, he’d followed her—from a safe enough distance, of course—to learn her routine. Once he knew her daily route, he made certain that she encountered him several times under the most benign circumstances, catching her eye and smiling somewhat absently. And the route, well, it couldn’t be more perfect. There was hardly ever foot traffic here at this time of the day. Those who habitually chose to pa...rk not in the lot but along the street at the edge of the woods were long gone.MoreLess
Who was it who had once said that the man who would meet with the most success was the man who had the best information?
He smiled, knowing he had done all he could, was as well prepared as he could ever hope to be. For the past several days, he’d followed her—from a safe enough distance, of course—to learn her routine. Once he knew her daily route, he made certain that she encountered him several times under the most benign circumstances, catching her eye and smiling somewhat absently. And the route, well, it couldn’t be more perfect. There was hardly ever foot traffic here at this time of the day. Those who habitually chose to pa...rk not in the lot but along the street at the edge of the woods were long gone.MoreLess
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