August by Gabrielle Lord - Conspiracy 365 08 - August

Author:Gabrielle Lord - Conspiracy 365 08 - August [Lord, Gabrielle]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781935279570
Amazon: 1610671104
Barnesnoble: 1610671104
Goodreads: 7066733
Publisher: Kane Miller Book Pub
Published: 2010-07-31T16:00:00+00:00

My story had become such a long saga. Telling the condensed version took me long enough.

I skimmed over most of the details–intentionally omitting Boges and Winter, for starters–and told him how Dad died before he could explain his life-changing discovery to me, that our house was broken into, how I was mistakenly blamed for the attacks on Rafe and Gabbi. And then how everything spiralled out of control, forcing me to dodge at least two big crims and their crews who’ve been hunting me down like savage, relentless dogs in an effort to solve the Ormond Singularity and take me out of the picture.

‘Without my help though,’ I explained, ‘the things they’ve stolen from me are almost useless,’ I said, hoping I was right. ‘You need to know how to interpret them. I’m sure I know more than they do. I’ve decoded clues in Dad’s drawings, found links between the Riddle and the Jewel … Maybe I can use that as bargaining power when it comes to getting Gabbi back–I’ll offer myself and the information I have as a swap. I’m the person they’re really after.’

Sharkey shook his head. ‘I’m afraid you’re getting ahead of yourself, Cal. We don’t even know who has your sister. Yet,’ he added. He must have seen the pained look on my face–it wasn’t from the intense heat of the sauna. ‘They haven’t made contact. Yet,’ he added again. ‘But when they do, how do you know they’ll honour their end of the bargain? They could end up with the two of you, instead of just one. You need an exit strategy. Set it up to make it look like you’re offering yourself in exchange, but know that it will end with both of you free and unharmed.’

I nodded my head, hoping I’d have the chance to use a strategy.

‘What’s your theory?’ asked Sharkey. ‘Who do you think is holding your sister?’

‘At first I thought Oriana had kidnapped Gabbi, but I’m not so sure now. She was behind that meeting with Rathbone that cost me the Jewel and the Riddle, and almost my life. As far as she knows she has everything from me, so what would she need Gabbi for? There’s nothing she needs to trade for. And one of the guys who works for her, Kelvin, came after me at the Armitage District hospital, and by “came after me”, I mean he was there to finish off the job. He wasn’t there to negotiate a deal with me.’

‘So you’re thinking Sligo now? It could be someone completely from left field,’ suggested Sharkey. ‘You need to allow all possibilities.’

I shrugged. I needed somewhere to begin. ‘Sligo probably doesn’t know that the Jewel and the Riddle are in Oriana’s clutches. He probably thinks he can bribe them out of me in exchange for Gab.’

‘Vulkan Sligo is one of the most powerful criminals in the city. He’s been a thorn in the side of the system for a very long time. Are you sure you know what you’re up against?’

‘You don’t have to tell me.

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