All the Devils by Barry Eisler

Author:Barry Eisler [Eisler, Barry]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781542094238
Published: 2019-09-23T16:00:00+00:00

22

It was just getting light when Livia rode past Cal Anderson Park on the Ducati. Little had texted her from a new number, as promised, and she had texted back with a message that they should meet in an hour. But she wanted to get there first.

She parked the bike in the lot between Broadway and Nagle, dismounted, pulled off her helmet, and looked around, her breath turning to vapor in the cool morning air. Just a few parked cars, their windows covered in dew. She secured the helmet to her backpack and slid her left arm through one of the straps. This way, she could drop the pack instantly if there was a problem, while keeping her right hand free to access the Vaari or the Glock. Then she did a quick walk around the perimeter, making sure no one came in behind her. Not that she was expecting anyone—she’d passed the I-90 interchange at about a hundred and thirty.

She stopped at the east side of the lot. It was elevated and had a nice view of the reflecting pool across Nagle and of the surrounding park. From here, she’d be able to see Little coming from a long way off. And she’d have plenty of time to spot anyone tailing him.

As it happened, Little arrived early, too, just ten minutes after she did. That was good. It suggested he was being careful, even paranoid. Slow, maybe, but not ineducable.

He entered the park through the northwest corner, from Denny. Probably he’d taken the Link light rail to Capitol Hill Station. Hopefully he’d gotten off a few times on the way, and stood on the platform to make sure no one was trying to stay with him, and then jumped back on in the other direction. Maybe beforehand he’d used a taxi or two, as well.

She watched him walk the perimeter of the park, checking his back along the way. Yeah, he was being careful. No one came in behind him. Okay.

She headed down to the street and took the stairs up into the park. Little was coming around the bend when she got to the edge of the reflecting pool and nodded when he saw her. She waited until he’d reached her position, then fell in alongside him, walking clockwise around the pool, the two of them scanning as they moved.

“You don’t have to mention it,” Little said. “I was careful. Cabs through empty neighborhoods, changing trains after waiting on deserted platforms, hoofing it around corners and waiting to see whether anyone was trailing after me. Serious old-school shit.”

“What about—”

“No phone with me. Well, the new burner just in case I had to reach you, but with the battery removed. They must have had a team on me when I went to the cemetery. I’m not saying that to distract from my own culpability. I should have been more careful about the possibility of physical surveillance. You were right. I’ve gotten to thinking everything is electronic these days. It isn’t.

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