Hunt for the Enemy by Sinclair Rob

Author:Sinclair, Rob [Sinclair, Rob]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: thriller, Crime
ISBN: 9781911110132
Goodreads: 28808865
Publisher: Clink Street Publishing
Published: 2016-02-10T08:00:00+00:00

Chapter 30

Aktobe Province, Kazakhstan

Logan’s head was spinning with what Jabayev had just told him. He just couldn’t figure out the chain of events that had led to Lena being killed – although he could understand why the Russians would pin the death on him. They must have known he was nowhere near Moscow the previous night. Publicly naming Logan as the suspect was designed purely to put extra pressure on him, make his life that much harder than it already was. And they were banking on other foreign police forces and security services, the NSC included, being sympathetic to their position and therefore likely to help hunt down and turn over Logan.

He got all that.

But if Lena had survived after being shot by Logan, then who on earth had killed her and why? Surely the Russians wouldn’t have? She was a major asset for them. If not the Russians, then who?

‘The Russians are on lockdown,’ Jabayev said. ‘Another of their top agents, Nikolai Medvedev, was killed yesterday morning. Again, you’ve been named their one and only suspect.’

Logan’s brain was now working overtime, trying to put the pieces together.

‘Why are you telling me this?’ he said, convinced now that he could do no harm by talking. He’d been interrogated before, he’d been tortured before, but this situation was different. He wasn’t going to give anything away. But he had to know what information Jabayev had.

Jabayev looked pleased that Logan had found his voice.

‘For one thing, because I know you can’t have killed Belenov. You were already in Kazakhstan. The same for Medvedev.’

‘The Russians must surely know that too,’ Logan said. ‘You must have told them that?’

‘I’m not telling you a thing about what I told them. But I’m sure the Russians know it wasn’t you. Which only makes this all the more interesting for us. I’m in two minds here.’

‘How so?’

‘On the one hand, we always like to please our neighbours. But, clearly, you’re being set up here. And on the other hand, we know you’re a British agent. So we’re wondering how not turning you over to Russia could benefit us.’

Jabayev had an almost devilish smile on his face as he spoke. Logan had been right, it seemed. The NSC had been buying time. They were trying to figure out exactly how they could maximise their return for having captured Logan and Grainger.

But given Jabayev’s words, Logan was now doubting that the NSC had been in touch with the FSB at all. That was a relief to Logan, even though it didn’t really help him that much.

‘So those are our options,’ Jabayev said. ‘But most of all, we’re still trying to figure out why you came to our country and what damage your being here might cause us.’

‘Where’s Grainger?’ Logan asked.

‘I can’t tell you that.’

‘Is she here? Is she okay?’

‘You really care for her, don’t you?’

‘You’d better care for her too,’ Logan said. ‘Anybody who harms her has me to answer to.’

Jabayev stared at Logan, his look entirely placid.

‘We’re not animals here,’ Jabayev said.

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