Final Call, page 28
She had disappeared before, and she could do so again. There would be an unlocked condo, the occupants out skiing for the day, their car keys left carelessly on a table.
She would leave it unharmed, for the police to recover and return to them.
Unharmed, but a long way away. Perhaps on the way to Chicago. Cities were easy to vanish into, easy to get illegal work, easy to get a new identity.
And then what? And then why? Why bother? She had achieved what she had wanted, and now the world was empty for her. There was nothing left. Nothing worth living for.
Except there was. There was a way forward. There was always a way forward. And it started – as everything started – with the first step.
She opened the condo door and walked outside, her boots leaving footprints in the fresh snow.
Acknowledgements
I am always struck by how many people are involved in getting a book from an idea to a draft to a final, published novel. There are many, and I am both grateful to them and in awe of what they do, from copy edit to cover design to marketing. I thank you all from the bottom of my heart.
In particular, thanks to Becky Ritchie, super-agent, for her unerringly brilliant advice on all things writing.
Finally – Kathryn Cheshire and Angel Belsey: it is a wonderful feeling to know that you are in the hands of editors who believe in your work, and whose judgement you can trust. Thank you both.
About the Author
Alex Lake is a British novelist who was born in the North West of England. After Anna, the author’s first novel written under this pseudonym, was a No.1 bestselling ebook sensation and a top-ten Sunday Times bestseller. The author now lives in the North East of the US.
@AlexLakeAuthor
Also by Alex Lake
After Anna
Killing Kate
Copycat
The Last Lie
Seven Days
The Choice
Ready or Not
About the Publisher
Australia
HarperCollins Publishers Australia Pty. Ltd.
Level 13, 201 Elizabeth Street
Sydney, NSW 2000, Australia
www.harpercollins.com.au
Canada
HarperCollins Canada
Bay Adelaide Centre, East Tower
22 Adelaide Street West, 41st Floor
Toronto, Ontario M5H 4E3, Canada
www.harpercollins.ca
India
HarperCollins India
A 75, Sector 57
Noida, Uttar Pradesh 201 301, India
www.harpercollins.co.in
New Zealand
HarperCollins Publishers New Zealand
Unit D1, 63 Apollo Drive
Rosedale 0632
Auckland, New Zealand
www.harpercollins.co.nz
United Kingdom
HarperCollins Publishers Ltd.
1 London Bridge Street
London SE1 9GF, UK
www.harpercollins.co.uk
United States
HarperCollins Publishers Inc.
195 Broadway
New York, NY 10007
www.harpercollins.com
Alex Lake, Final Call
Thank you for reading books on ReadFrom.Net
Share this book with friends
She would leave it unharmed, for the police to recover and return to them.
Unharmed, but a long way away. Perhaps on the way to Chicago. Cities were easy to vanish into, easy to get illegal work, easy to get a new identity.
And then what? And then why? Why bother? She had achieved what she had wanted, and now the world was empty for her. There was nothing left. Nothing worth living for.
Except there was. There was a way forward. There was always a way forward. And it started – as everything started – with the first step.
She opened the condo door and walked outside, her boots leaving footprints in the fresh snow.
Acknowledgements
I am always struck by how many people are involved in getting a book from an idea to a draft to a final, published novel. There are many, and I am both grateful to them and in awe of what they do, from copy edit to cover design to marketing. I thank you all from the bottom of my heart.
In particular, thanks to Becky Ritchie, super-agent, for her unerringly brilliant advice on all things writing.
Finally – Kathryn Cheshire and Angel Belsey: it is a wonderful feeling to know that you are in the hands of editors who believe in your work, and whose judgement you can trust. Thank you both.
About the Author
Alex Lake is a British novelist who was born in the North West of England. After Anna, the author’s first novel written under this pseudonym, was a No.1 bestselling ebook sensation and a top-ten Sunday Times bestseller. The author now lives in the North East of the US.
@AlexLakeAuthor
Also by Alex Lake
After Anna
Killing Kate
Copycat
The Last Lie
Seven Days
The Choice
Ready or Not
About the Publisher
Australia
HarperCollins Publishers Australia Pty. Ltd.
Level 13, 201 Elizabeth Street
Sydney, NSW 2000, Australia
www.harpercollins.com.au
Canada
HarperCollins Canada
Bay Adelaide Centre, East Tower
22 Adelaide Street West, 41st Floor
Toronto, Ontario M5H 4E3, Canada
www.harpercollins.ca
India
HarperCollins India
A 75, Sector 57
Noida, Uttar Pradesh 201 301, India
www.harpercollins.co.in
New Zealand
HarperCollins Publishers New Zealand
Unit D1, 63 Apollo Drive
Rosedale 0632
Auckland, New Zealand
www.harpercollins.co.nz
United Kingdom
HarperCollins Publishers Ltd.
1 London Bridge Street
London SE1 9GF, UK
www.harpercollins.co.uk
United States
HarperCollins Publishers Inc.
195 Broadway
New York, NY 10007
www.harpercollins.com
Alex Lake, Final Call
