Death Trap by Dreda Say Mitchell

Author:Dreda Say Mitchell
Language: eng
Format: mobi
ISBN: 9781444789461
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
Published: 2015-09-08T22:00:00+00:00

8:10 p.m.

Body armour.

High-tech stab and bullet-proof vest.

Taser.

Incapacity spray.

Telescopic baton.

Speed cuffs.

Torch.

Rio checked herself in the mirror in the locker room. It bought back all her memories of being in one of the Met’s ARV (Armed Response Vehicles) ten years back. And just like then, every time she donned the specialist clothing and its lethal sidekick weapons, she felt the same – a strange power mixed with fear. You could take another life, lose your own; you never really understood the situation you’d find yourself in until you were in the field. The only items Rio was missing were a self-loading Glock and Heckler-Koch assault rifle. She would be the only member of the armed response team who wasn’t armed; shit, she still saw that lousy letter denying her annual firearms refresher training.

‘You look like one mean machine. The response unit are here.’

Rio turned to find Strong admiring her just inside the doorway. She drew in a deep breath as she gazed back at her reflection. ‘Who’s heading up the team?’

‘Specialist Firearms Commander Billy Jenkins.’

Rio allowed herself a half smile. ‘Good. He was my CO when I worked in his unit.’

Strong moved further into the room. ‘I think we might’ve lucked in with the High Commission in Cyprus. The North Cyprus police notified them that they have a British national fitting Samson Larkin’s description. He was arrested after a disturbance at a casino, but was travelling on a false passport so we can’t be sure that it’s him.’

Rio reached for her blue cap with ‘Police’ written on it, but she didn’t put it, instead turned it in her hands. ‘No matter, the important thing is that we think he’s in lockdown.’

‘But without extradition how are we going to get him back?’

‘Well let’s hope that tonight nets us the gang, which means we can think about Samson Larkin after.’

Strong took a step closer. ‘There’s one other thing. Remember Nikki’s boyfriend, Adeyemi Ibraheem? His mother’s at the front desk demanding to see you—’

Rio turned back to face him. ‘What does she want?’

‘She said that her son’s disappeared.’

Rio placed her cap carefully on her head. ‘I can’t deal with that now. Tell her to come back tomorrow or give a statement to one of the other officers.’

As she swept past him Strong caught her arm. Rio partially twisted around to face him. Her brown eyes caught his intense blue. He let go of her arm.

‘You still owe me a kiss,’ he said softly.

‘What?’ Then Rio remembered their bet as they waited outside Gary Larkin’s home. ‘Look—’

But Strong’s head was already moving. His lips touched her skin, but not where she was expecting it. His mouth grazed her forehead.

‘You look after yourself,’ was all he said.

Rio couldn’t speak; there was something thick lodged in her throat. All she could do was nod before she walked away.

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