Cthulhu Remorseless (The Collected Harrison Peel Stories Book 3) by Conyers David

Author:Conyers, David [Conyers, David]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-11-04T00:00:00+00:00

On his return to his hotel, Peel ran over his limited options for securing an audience with Benjamin Henbest. Because time was of the essence, and his CIA overseers were sure to keep him on a tight leash, Peel knew he could be swift or he could be subtle, but he couldn’t be both. The ex-army major always tried to do things subtly when he could. It took longer, but the lack of fuss, not to mention walking away with his skin intact when it was over, was well worth the extra effort. But with so many unknown variables in play — Jordan, the mysterious oil platform in the Pacific, the secret deals Centaurus was making with the Americans, and his mixed feelings about Zoe — told him he had to act fast.

Peel entered the hotel through a service door at its rear and made it to an elevator without incident. He was counting on Centaurus’ need for a low profile, so security would be minimal, at least where the public could see. The penthouse would be a whole other story.

Pressing the button for the top floor, Peel took a moment to run down a mental checklist. First, he had stashed the Walther PPK on him where he was sure no one would find it, but if he had to pull it, he knew he’d be in trouble. The rest of the gear that Jordan had given him was still in its bag. In a locker in a bank he had paid a small fortune to secure, less anyone on the CIA team found him with it and asked questions. Patting himself down, Peel pulled out a set of keys from his pocket, thought for a moment, and smiled. As the elevator doors opened, he twirled the keys on their ring on his finger. It was better than nothing.

Stepping into the hall, Peel saw two American operatives instantly turning towards him. Each man had a hand already in their jackets, and the senior looking operative was raising his free hand out to tell him to stop.

“Hello gentlemen, Ms. Isles still with the boss?” Peel asked as he briskly, but not hurriedly, walked past them. He was the very image of someone that belonged here and that gave the guards pause.

“Um, Mr. Peel, Sir, we didn’t know—” the younger operative started, his head swiveling from the Australian, to his partner, and back again.

The other operative was more decisive. He started after Peel, one hand reaching for Peel’s arm to stop him, and said, “Wait, Peel, Ms. Isles told us you can’t be up here. I had better call her.”

Without a word, Peel spun around, grabbed the guard’s outstretched arm by the wrist, and used the man’s own momentum to pull him to the ground. A second later, he tossed the keys to the other man and shouted, “Catch.”

The operative’s natural instincts overrode his training and instead of going for his gun, he caught the keys flying towards his face. His actions

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