Stuart Woods' Golden Hour by Brett Battles
Author:Brett Battles [Battles, Brett]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Published: 2024-12-03T00:00:00+00:00
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At the same time the evening was winding down at the rooftop bar in Venice, Rick La Rose was heading home to his Paris apartment thinking of calling it an early night, too, when his phone rang.
âHello,â he answered.
âScramble,â a female voice said.
âScramble,â Rick said as he initiated the extra layer of security that would make their call impossible to decipher. âWho is this?â
âDanielle Verde.â
Rick became instantly alert. Not only was Danielle a well-respected senior agent, sheâd been part of the Golden Hour mission.
âIâm listening,â he said.
âSomeone tried to kidnap meâ¦or kill me. Iâm not sure which.â
âWhen?â
âForty-five minutes ago.â
âYouâre somewhere safe now?â
âFor the moment.â
âTell me what happened.â
âCar bomb.â
âYour car?â
âYes.â
âThat sounds more like they were trying to kill you than kidnap?â
âNot the exploding type of bomb. This one released some kind of gas. Lucky for me, I use an app to remotely start my vehicle, so I wasnât inside as it fogged up.â
âThat was a smart move.â
âI always do it now. Iâve seen too many people die in the driverâs seat.â
âDoes whoever did this know they didnât get you?â
âThey do. Maybe thirty seconds after the gas went off, four men approached the vehicle and broke in. When they realized I wasnât inside, they started looking around to see if I was nearby.â
âThey didnât spot you?â
âI was watching from a window across the street and ducked out of sight. When I looked back, they were gone.â
âYou didnât happen to get photos of them, did you?â
âIâm a trained CIA agent. What do you think?â
âAny idea who they were?â Rick thought he knew the answer, but wanted to make sure she wasnât involved in something else that could explain what happened.
âSpecifically, no idea. But Iâm not stupid. I know someone is coming after all of us who were part of Golden Hour. Unless Iâm wrong about that.â
âYouâre not.â
âShit. Please tell me Director Cabot is doing something about this.â
âHe is.â
âNot fast enough, if you ask me.â
âHeâs sent a specialist to root out whoâs behind this.â
âIs this specialist any good?â
âLance wouldnât send someone he didnât trust to handle the job.â
âIf Lance says heâs okay, then I guess he is,â she said and then fell quiet for a moment. âI may have some information that can help him.â
âTell me. Iâll pass it on.â
âNo way. Iâm not saying anything over the telephone.â
âThe line is secure.â
âThat may be, but itâs clear that the people doing this have inside information. That means the Agency has a mole.â
âYouâre not wrong. Lance is looking into that, too.â
âUntil heâs plugged the leak, the only way Iâll pass on what I know is in person.â
âOkay. Iâll contact the specialist and see if I can set up a meeting between the two of you.â
âMake it quick, or Iâll disappear.â
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