Suspicious: Book Four in the On The Run series by Sara Rosett

Author:Sara Rosett [Rosett, Sara]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

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GEMMA STILL COULDN’T QUITE BELIEVE the files they’d found yesterday in the apartment that Harrington Throckmorton had rented. It was all there—every detail about the country house robberies. Who would have thought that she’d find it in Rome of all places? But, she supposed, if you were a jewel thief and the amazing Flawless Set was on display for the first time in years, then Rome was the place to be. Strange that there was no file on the Flawless Set, though.

And what was odder still was that she didn’t remember any mention of this Harrington Throckmorton or the Andrews couple in connection with the country house thefts. She was scrolling through her notes on her phone, looking for any link between the three people and the country house thefts when a young lieutenant hurried into Alessi’s office and did a double take when his gaze fell on Gemma. She had taken up residence at a table in the corner. A forensics team was working at the apartment today, but she was sticking close to Alessi, who had returned to the office. Every bit of news and information about the case would come to him, and she didn’t want to miss anything.

The lieutenant slowed down enough to give her a lingering smile. Alessi snapped out a final instruction into the phone. Gemma couldn’t help overhearing. The one-sided conversation was in Italian, but she picked up enough words to figure out he was working on another case, something involving stolen statues. Alessi dropped the phone into the cradle, which pulled the young man’s attention away from Gemma.

Alessi and the man had a short exchange in Italian then the young man left with one last smile at Gemma.

“A new charge on Harrington Throckmorton’s credit card,” Alessi said with a sigh. “A ticket for the Zugspitze.”

Gemma raised her eyebrows. “Germany.”

“Why couldn’t he have stayed in Italy?”

Alessi reached for the phone then called the young man back, who appeared so suddenly that he had to have been lingering outside the door. She caught the word “Andrews.” After a few more questions, Alessi motioned the young man on his way and spun toward Gemma.

“There is no sign of the Andrews couple at their hotel. Desk clerk says they asked about Tivoli and Ostia last night. I’m having their room checked again as well as their credit cards and bank account.”

“Maybe they’re in Germany, too,” Gemma said. Alessi frowned, clearly displeased at the thought they might have slipped out of his city. His desk phone rang and he reached for it. A long, conversation—an argument, really—in rapid-fire Italian followed. By the end of it, Alessi was standing, gesturing widely as he spoke. He finally slammed the phone down, muttering to himself.

He made another call, his attitude and voice slipping into resignation. Finally, he hung up. With his hand still on the phone, he looked at Gemma. “I am sorry, signorina, but I must leave. I will introduce you to my second-in-command before I go. He will keep you updated—”

“Where are you going?”

“To Germany.

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