Pryor, Mark - Hugo Marston 03 - The Blood Promise by Pryor Mark

Author:Pryor, Mark [Pryor, Mark]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781616148164
Publisher: Prometheus Books
Published: 2014-01-14T00:00:00+00:00

Outside, they paused to regroup. A wind had picked up, the same one that had brought the rain clouds to Paris an hour ago. The debris that dotted the city streets, even somewhere as well-tended as the Butteaux-Cailles, had started to shift and scuttle from the sidewalks to the street.

They stood by Hugo’s car and Tom spoke first. “You won’t usually hear this from me, but we need to proceed with a little care.”

“What do you mean?”

“We now have a definite link to the Tourville household. Make no mistake, Hugo, that guy is powerful and he’ll do all he can to obstruct an investigation into the woman who works for his sister. He’s always protected her, and this is no different.”

“Meaning we operate under the radar as much as possible.”

“Precisely.” He gave Hugo a tired smile. “And that’s where I come in.”

Hugo rested a hand on his friend’s arm. “You already came in, Tom. And I’m very glad. Raul would be, too.”

In truth, Hugo was relieved that Tom was willing to take the lead. Suddenly tired—of death and of chasing through the streets on this damn case—he welcomed a chance to share the burden with his best friend. It didn’t hurt that Tom was right, this really was what he did best. Several times in recent years Hugo had needed help or information and had no way, no legitimate way, to get it. Every time, he was able to turn to Tom for assistance and get what he needed through Tom’s murky and frighteningly effective CIA contacts.

“So my plan is just to locate her, and if she’s somewhere away from Chateau Tourville then you and I can pay her a visit.”

“That’s good.” Hugo shook his head. “But I want to bring in that police lieutenant, Lerens. Raul talked to me about her this morning, said she’s good.”

“Lerens? I heard she used to be a dude.”

“Yep. That a problem for you?”

“It’s a little weird, but as long as I don’t have to date her, I’m fine with it.”

“Charming.”

“Hugo, I really don’t give a crap. I just want to find the fucker who . . .” He took a breath, unable to say the words just yet. “Raul said she’s good?”

“He did. Very good.”

Tom shrugged. “Then I suppose she is, and if you want to bring her in that’s fine. I’ll find Khlapina and we can let Lerens know. Maybe she’ll bring us along for that chat.”

“Maybe.” But they both doubted it. A meticulousness and painstaking investigation didn’t usually allow for courtesies like that, but if they had to back out, so be it. Pride, a sense of ownership in the case, all of that could go by the wayside, sacrificed for the only goal that mattered: catching Raul Garcia’s killer.

“Jesus,” Hugo said. “I don’t even know what day it is.”

“Saturday.” Tom checked his watch. “OK, I’m making some calls, get the ball rolling. I’ll let you know when we find her and you can tell Lerens. Assuming those two chumps in there talk, then the frogs will be looking for her, too.

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