Darby Stansfield Thriller Series (Books 1-3 & Bonus Novella) by Ty Hutchinson

Author:Ty Hutchinson [Hutchinson, Ty]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: General Fiction
Goodreads: 15717166
Published: 2012-06-21T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 50

San Francisco, California

It was another late night in the den for Pete Sokolov. Most of that time was spent going over the details of the cases in which Darby had been involved in Ukraine. The bold escape from the prison convoy outside of Lviv was embarrassing for the Ukrainian government. They would need to save face. Sokolov could already see from the reports that the Belarusian government was contributing resources to the manhunt.

After perusing the material for hours, he could find no good reason that Viktor would come after Darby now that he was back on American soil; the risk would be far too big. With the SBU hunting him, Viktor would probably be forced underground—unless he was stupid. Sokolov never ruled out stupid.

None of that made him any less interesting to the detective. “How is it that I have not heard more about this guy?” Sokolov muttered as he shuffled through the information on the gangster. He sent a text message to his personal contact in Interpol to see if there was any classified information about the man known as Viktor Kazapov.

It was just after midnight when Sokolov turned his attention to Ghostface. He pored over the latest picture and reports from the recent kill in Paris again, searching for an angle—anything that might have been overlooked. Such a brave kill in the open. Is he losing his touch or is he getting better and thinks he’s untouchable?

In the past, Ghostface’s kills were intimate. He always made sure the targets got to see who their executioner was right before they died—the last thing they ever saw. These two most recent hits were a departure. Distance in the Paris hit enhanced the glory of the kill, it sensationalized the act. Brave, spectacular kills seem to be the objective. He’s trying to make a statement.

Maybe Ghostface was getting bored with only being a hitman and wanted more from his job as an assassin. Recognition seemed to be the answer. His kills could showcase how good he was. He wanted everyone to know he was the best.

But it didn’t stop there. Ghostface wanted to entertain—hence the reason for the very public kills. He wanted to put on a show for the people, like a page out of the Roman Empire. Ghostface intended to give the people what they truly wanted: blood.

He had moved beyond communicating only with law enforcement. He was talking to the bigger audience, the general public. It was his version of street art.

This told Sokolov that Ghostface did not view law enforcement as a threat. To this date, Ghostface had avoided any sort of run-in with the law. But ask anyone in the Eastern European law enforcement and they’ll say he is highly trained in the art of combat, especially hand-to-hand—an expert killer. Depending on how you look at it, a sloppy kill might really be an attempt at extravagance. Stupid kills, Sokolov thought. That’s how they all get caught.

A text came through on his phone: “Got it. I’ll see what I can dig up.

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