Endangered Species: A Sleeping Dogs Thriller by John Wayne Falbey

Author:John Wayne Falbey [Falbey, John Wayne]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Thrillers, Suspense
ISBN: 9780985518752
Google: jiT5DwAAQBAJ
Amazon: B00UI246UU
Publisher: The Falbey Group, LLC
Published: 2015-03-16T18:30:00+00:00

CHAPTER 27

ZERMATT, SWITZERLAND

On the surface, Levell seemed to have the same gruff persona he had carefully cultivated over more than seven decades, But underneath, he still grieved for the loss of his oldest friend and colleague. Law enforcement and Marine Corps authorities had yet to identify McCoy’s killer or killers. Hell, they hadn’t even developed a motive.

Ordinarily, Buster would have accompanied him on this trip, as he did to Iceland. It was SAS business. Instead, Maureen Delaney was his companion on what was supposed to look like a September-December romantic getaway. In truth, there was a very real romantic element.

They weren’t able to get a direct, nonstop flight to Zurich from DCA or IAD in Washington. They had to settle for a United Airlines flight operated by Swiss International Air Lines out of JFK. It galled Levell that the aircraft was an Airbus 330 instead of an American-made plane. The flight left at 6:10 pm and, allowing for the six-hour time differential, arrived in Zurich at 8:00 the following morning. They checked their luggage through to Zermatt from the train station beneath the airport terminal. With a generous amount of francs, the couple was able to get porters to assist Levell in boarding the train quickly. Speed was an absolute necessity. The trains in Switzerland arrived and left precisely on schedule. There were no exceptions.

Having recently become lovers in real life, the two of them had no trouble filling their roles. The three-and-a-half-hour train ride was romantic; running smoothly and efficiently through scenic pastures, and past lakes, vineyards, and mountains. They changed to a cogwheel train in Visp for the final forty-minute chug up-valley to the little town in the shadow of the steep-faced, 14,700-foot Matterhorn.

Delaney had been to the town on past ski trips and insisted they book accommodations at the cliff-top Hotel Schloss Falke. It was romantic and had the best view of the iconic Matterhorn of any hotel in the village. But, with her Irish sense of humor, one of the moments she enjoyed best was on the approach to the hotel. A bellman from the hotel picked them up at the train station in an electric-powered golf cart. Zermatt was largely a town that was free of motor vehicles. As the cart sped toward the base of the cliff, the driver seemed to accelerate. Delaney had watched Levell stiffen as they drew closer, his eyes widening in shock. Just as it appeared they would crash into the rock wall, the driver triggered a remote and a door sprang open in the base of the cliff. The cart shot through the opening and into a tunnel, coming to a stop in front of an elevator door.

Delaney had giggled at Levell’s short-lived discomfort. He hadn’t appreciated her amusement. If looks could speak, at that moment his scowl wouldn’t have conveyed a romantic message.

After they settled into their room, Levell pulled a burner cell phone from his jacket pocket and placed a call. He let it ring twice then hung up.

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