Cronos Rising by Tim Stevens

Author:Tim Stevens [Stevens, Tim]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Fiction & Literature, Action Suspense, Mystery & Suspense, Espionage, Thrillers
Amazon: B00OO4LOYE
Barnesnoble: B00OO4LOYE
Publisher: Tim Stevens
Published: 2014-11-09T00:00:00+00:00

Fifteen

It wasn’t a great deal warmer in Athens than it had been in London, especially at almost six in the morning local time, but the humidity that hit Purkiss made it seem so.

They cleared the airport quickly, the crowds thin at this time of day. None of them carried more than a single bag, allowing them to bypass the luggage carousel. Purkiss had lost sight of Delatour but the man was waiting for them in the main terminal.

‘Where now?’ said Delatour.

During the three-and-a-half-hour flight, Purkiss had deliberated how much to tell the SIS man. As yet, he’d shared nothing: not the video clip Vale had left, not the attacks at Frankfurt Airport. And he hadn’t mentioned anything about the man they were looking for, Saul Gideon.

His plan had coalesced in his mind in the hour before they landed.

‘We find a base first,’ said Purkiss. ‘After that, I’ll tell you a little.’

The cabs outside were numerous, the drivers vying for their attention with sharp blasts from their horns. The humidity was greater out here, and Purkiss felt the cloying in his throat which always took him some time to get used to when he visited this part of the world. Already the dawn was beginning to make its presence felt in a soft red glow at the horizon.

They took two cabs, and drove around until Purkiss spotted a hotel that look suitable, in the XXXX district. He wasn’t overly familiar with Athens, and had last been there over three years ago. Its dilapidation struck him, many of the shops he’d remembered from before now boarded up, the public housing looking more dejected than he recalled it.

They checked in, each taking a single room. Purkiss wasn’t surprised that the place had vacancies. Tourism in Greece was on the wane, and October was a slow month. His room and Delatour’s were on the same floor, the third, while Rebecca occupied one a storey below and Kendrick’s was on the ground. Again, it suited their purposes to be spread out, in case of attack.

They headed for their rooms, having agreed to meet in half an hour downstairs to discuss strategy. Purkiss had caught an hour’s sleep on the plane, enough to take the edge off his tiredness. He’d need more later that morning if he was to keep himself in top form. The delay it would entail would be offset by the advantages.

He watched Delatour disappear into his room. Then, instead of heading for his own, Purkiss went back downstairs to Rebecca’s. He knocked on the door and she opened it immediately, as if she’d been expecting him.

Quickly, he explained his plan.

Afterwards he located Kendrick, who was lying on his bed already, his feet up.

‘Tony. Rebecca and I are going to leave here together in a while, on a pretext. I want you to wait downstairs and watch the entrance. If Delatour leaves, or if anybody arrives that you think is worth noting, ring me.’

Kendrick gazed at him so long that Purkiss wondered at first if he’d heard.

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