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  “Barry,” Van Brocklen said. “Put some distance behind you, and when you get there, keep your head down.”

  Barry thought he knew what the Bureau man was trying to tell him: the government was coming after him. They wanted him for research.

  “All right,” Barry said, then shook hands with both men. He watched them walk away.

  Now as he drove steadily northeast, Barry wondered if he would ever be able to put enough distance between himself and those chasing him. Maybe not, he thought. But he figured Maine was a pretty good start.

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  Notes

  1 Hunted—Pinnacle

  2 Hunted—Pinnacle

  3 Hunted—Pinnacle

  “That’s me.”

  4 The Ashes Series—Zebra Books