8 Strawberry Bank Rd.

Suite 20

Nashua, New Hampshire

   A shiver ran through his body as he pulled up the collar of his jacket. “Damn, it’s cold,” he mumbled to himself. He checked the outside-temperature display on the truck dashboard, 20 degrees at noon on this late April day. He reached to start the engine, antici-pating the warmth soon to come from the heater. Bandit, a mixed-breed wolf dog, sat next to him, his tail thumping on the seat. Tom reached over to pet him, running his fingers through his thick smooth fur.

   “Okay boy,” Tom said, “we’ll have us some heat real soon.”

Chapter 2

   The Beechcraft King Air, a twin-turboprop, sat in front of the ProAir Charter Service hanger at the edge of Calgary Inter-national Airport. The pilot and co-pilot of the charter flight stood outside the passenger entrance at the rear of the airplane expecting their passengers momentarily. They had made this run to Reno for the company countless times, and knew what was expected. Gener-ally there were only two or three passengers, couriers from the Gold Dust Casino in Reno and from the large ski resort of Skyline Lodge in Banff – both properties owned by the company. Sometimes there was a stranger from Chicago to whom deference was paid by the others.

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