The Istanbul Conspiracy by Lynda Filler

Author:Lynda Filler [Filler, Lynda]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Published: 2019-12-25T00:00:00+00:00

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Cruz walked in a direction away from the office. Her time with Abdul had allowed her to assess her security. She might have been observed from the street. Cruz didn’t feel threatened, but she wasn’t taking any chances.

She headed towards the Hammam, then turned down the alley by the gas station. She timed her actions so that anyone following her would have to make themselves known to stay on her tail. She observed her transport options. The tram going towards Sultanahmet came first. Without looking behind her, she passed through the turnstile just as the train was beginning to close its doors. She jammed her hand into the closing door and smiled sweetly at the conductor. He eased back to allow her on board, then immediately closed the doors. Instead of sitting, she casually looked at the train cars in front and behind. No one else got on.

She might have got off at the next stop and doubled back, but instead, she waited until Sirkeci. From there, she hurried to catch the next available underground metro and blended in with the crowds of tourists and shoppers. She had no set destination but used a combination of window reflection and eyes in the back of her head to make sure she wasn’t being followed.

Her phone vibrated in her pocket.

“Yes.”

“Where are you?”

“On the metro.”

“What happened?”

“I’m not sure. But I know I was followed and lured into a conversation. That was the watchers’ first mistake. Then a bizarre encounter with an old friend set me on edge.”

“Who?”

“Did you ever meet Abdul? Sude and I were friends with him at University.”

“The Iranian guy—the one who studied Political Science with Sude?”

“Yes.”

“Last I heard he was in Riyadh. Sude invited him to the wedding, but he declined. I remember him more from the Club scene. He liked the girls, but now that I think about it, he never brought a date with him, and I don’t recall ever seeing him leave with a girl, neither.”

“Men are so oblivious.”

“What?”

“He was in love with Sude.”

They say the boyfriend’s the last one to know. Was there anything else Sude forgot to mention about him?

“Did you know she went to Iran not too long ago?” Was Yunus missing a big piece of this insane puzzle?

“Yes. Sude told me she was going. I was surprised. I didn’t know she’d kept in contact with Abdul. I mean, with her engagement to you and everything…”

“Cruz. This is a rather important piece here. Why didn’t you fill me in before?”

“I assumed the two of you talked about all of this a long ago, and it was a non-issue. After all, we’re talking about friendship from what? Seven years ago?” Cruz wasn’t sure she should continue, but she had to ask. “Did Sude know about your work?”

The Turk was still thinking. He could hear the rhythmic sound of the metro stop, start, and announce each location.

“Switch SIM cards, Cruz, and call me when you get out of the train.”

Yunus stopped in Taksim square. With all

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