A Spider in the Cup by Barbara Cleverly

Author:Barbara Cleverly [Cleverly, Barbara]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781616952891
Publisher: Soho Press
Published: 2013-08-20T07:00:00+00:00

“Now, let’s have this straight, old man—are you saying he’s in some actual physical danger beyond his mental stress?” Marcus wanted to know.

Joe nodded. “In London, yes. His life is under threat every moment. Unless I can discover who and what and where the menace is. I think he knows but he’s not telling. I’ve brought him out here for a bit of a break but, above all, to get him away from the hired killers that come so freely to hand in London. No one followed us here and I told no one we were coming. Should be okay.”

“Mmmm … All the same, I shall stand well clear when we’re out and about in case of snipers.”

Joe didn’t quite like to see the passing gleam of excitement in Marcus’s eyes.

“Although …” His brother-in-law sighed. “Early June. The rhododendrons and the azaleas are jungle-thick in places. It’s like Burma out there! Sight lines not good but cover for any malefactor excellent. I’d go for a knife at close quarters rather than rifle. Better prepare for the worst, I always say. I’ll alert the men. They’ll have any intruder into the estate located and immobilised in seconds.”

“That would be good,” Joe said. He knew “the men.” Gamekeepers and stewards, most were local boys; some reformed poachers, some veterans of the trenches, they were all excellent shots. Hard, practical men who’d graduated to a position of trust under Marcus’s kindly but strict concern.

Joe’s brother-in-law was a respected and effective Justice of the Peace in his county and his own land tended to be given a wide berth by the local villains. These—such as they were—were well known to him and to the men he employed.

“They like to know what’s going on. I shall tell them we’re protecting an agent of Uncle Sam from a German death squad.”

“That should do it,” Joe said.

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