Spyder Web by Grace Tom

Author:Grace, Tom [Grace, Tom]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Fiction
Publisher: Avon
Published: 2009-09-16T23:00:00+00:00

LANGLEY, VIRGINIA

Jackson Barnett was working late again, one of the many tireless servants of the state. Two of the former Soviet republics seemed poised to go to war with each other and the White House needed answers, not that they’d read any of the previous briefings he’d sent over the past few months, when this situation first appeared on the horizon. None of that mattered, though, and the information Barnett’s people assembled would aid the President in deciding how to deal with the crisis. The world was a different place from ten years ago, but intelligence work was still the same.

Sally Kirsch had left him with a stack of intelligence assessments and a fresh pot of coffee, knowing that he would be putting in another long day. Barnett had just kicked his shoes off and loosened his tie when the phone rang. The double ring told him it was a direct call on his private line. ‘Barnett here,’ he answered, cradling the receiver against his shoulder as he sat down.

‘Jackson, it’s Phillip Moy. We need to talk.’

The strained sound in Moy’s voice told Barnett that this wasn’t a social call. ‘What can I do for you?’

‘I just received a visit from a man who claimed that he could get my uncle out of China.’

‘Another charlatan no doubt.’

‘I don’t think so. He brought a letter and a recent photograph that my father positively identified. This material came out of a Chinese labor camp. He also delivered Beijing’s conditions for the release. Are you sitting down?’

Barnett listened, taking notes as Moy described the scene and answered Barnett’s more detailed questions. Barnett knew the story of Moy’s father, and the brother who had stayed behind.

‘Did he ever come out and admit that he was Chinese Intelligence?’

‘No, he seemed to be trying very hard to distance himself from the PRC government. He tried to leave me with the impression that he was nothing more than a well-connected broker who could reunite my family for a fee. At the conclusion of our meeting, he gave his card and a number to call once the next file transfer is scheduled. He used the name Deng Cho-Nam.’

‘Phillip, could you repeat that name for me again?’

‘Certainly, Deng Cho-Nam.You’ve heard of this man?’

‘I’m afraid I have. I received word recently that a Chinese agent was traveling to the United States under the alias of Deng Cho-Nam. The FBI lost him up in New York, and we had no idea where he went. It looks like he went to visit you.’

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