A Devil Is Waiting by Jack Higgins

Author:Jack Higgins
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
ISBN: 9780399158094
Publisher: Penguin Group
Published: 2012-01-03T06:00:00+00:00

On the terrace at lunchtime, all the awnings were out, as the rain showed no sign of stopping. Members of Parliament were starting to appear, guests crowding in behind them, some in traditional dress. In spite of the rain, there was a good atmosphere, a sense of expectancy. And then Jean Talbot appeared, and stopped as she saw Dillon.

She looked remarkably attractive, astonishingly so for her age. Granted, the streaked blond hair owed a great deal to an expert hairdresser, but the black velvet jacket over a white blouse contrasted well with the vivid blue skirt. Owen Rashid paused behind her.

“Why, Mr. Dillon, still alive and kicking?” said Talbot.

“As ever was, ma’am,” Dillon told her.

“We’ll have to see if we can do something about that.”

“Well, as I’ve told you before: People have been trying to kill me for years. I’m still here. You’re welcome to try.” He offered her a visiting card, and she accepted.

“You may regret that invitation.” She smiled at Sara. “I don’t know who you are, my dear, but it’s a pity to see a charming young woman like you in such bad company.”

She turned away, and Owen, who couldn’t think of a thing to say, went after her. She took a glass of champagne from the tray of a passing waiter and leaned against the balustrade, sipping it as Owen reached her.

“The young woman looked interesting,” she said. “I wonder who she is.”

Owen answered without thinking. “She’s an army captain, wounded and decorated in Afghanistan. A gifted linguist, I understand. Her name’s Sara Gideon.”

“Any connection with the Gideon Bank?”

“She inherited it some years ago when her parents were killed in a bomb attack in Israel. Her grandfather sits in for her as chairman.”

“So what is she doing with Dillon and Holley?”

There was no way round it except to tell the truth. “I believe Charles Ferguson has recruited her for his team.”

“You seem very well informed.”

“Well, you know how it is these days. It pays to keep up, and there’s not much that can’t be found on a computer.”

There was more to it, she knew that, but she shied away from perhaps learning an uncomfortable truth about him. In any case, an announcement sounded over the loudspeakers.

“Ladies and gentlemen, the Prime Minister and the President of the United States.”

They came through the entrance, Ferguson, Miller, Roper, and Blake Johnson behind them, and the applause was deafening.

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