Into the Night: Inspector Rykel Book 2 (Amsterdam Quartet) by Jake Woodhouse

Author:Jake Woodhouse [Woodhouse, Jake]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
ISBN: 9781405914338
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Published: 2015-03-26T00:00:00+00:00

40

Sunday, 9 May

20.18

‘Look, I know this isn’t ideal,’ said Jaap, glancing down at the canal water.

It was rippled, each tiny wave picking up neon from the surrounding buildings.

The phone was red hot against his ear. He wasn’t sure if it was radiation or Saskia’s anger.

‘Damn right it’s not ideal,’ replied Saskia. ‘I’m heading down to Den Haag now. And Jaap, if you do manage to tear yourself away from your job early, like tomorrow say, then I’d really appreciate some help with Floortje.’

‘The way things are going I may be on track. I’ll let you know. I’m sorry this came up, but you know how it is.’

‘Yeah, I know,’ said Saskia, breathing out. ‘Look. I’m sorry we argued over this. I know you don’t really have a choice. It’s just that this trial is the one chance we’ve got to put that butcher away, and it’s my responsibility.’

Despite their different jobs, they were both on the side of good.

So why do I feel what I’m doing is more important? thought Jaap. Did I learn nothing in Kyoto?

‘I know, and you’re going to do it,’ Jaap said as he watched a group of teenagers exit one of the buildings, all buzz cuts and bravado. ‘Listen, I’ve got to go, but I’m really close to tying this up. I’ll let you know.’

He hung up and took a breath.

If Rutte is our man, thought Jaap, I might just make it down to Den Haag after all.

He turned back to the building, tourists walking past it, laughing, taking photos. Jaap was ten metres away when a figure burst out of the front door, jumped the three steps to the pavement, startling a group of women giggling at the neon sign. The man hesitated for a moment, looking up and down the canal with quick head movements, his whole body primed for flight.

He looked a lot like Rutte: older perhaps, but the heavy eyebrows were still there, and the widow’s peak was even more pronounced as the hair either side was receding. He was tall too, taller than Jaap. Which put him well over six foot something.

Rutte swung his head past Jaap, then back towards him. Their eyes met. They stared at each other for a second, each waiting for the other to make a move. A group of tourists walked between them – a bunch of young men on a stag night judging by the fact they were all wearing miniskirts and high heels – and Rutte took advantage of the cover, powering off north up the canal.

More tourists had appeared, and Rutte was having to shove his way through them.

Jaap was after him, trying to stick to the path Rutte was creating through the bodies. He had to jump over one man who Rutte had slammed to the ground, a bag of French fries fanning out in the air, just as Rutte skidded right on to the bridge leading to Oudekennissteeg.

Rutte made it over and dived into the pedestrian passage on the far

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