The Jack Rogan Mysteries BoxSet by Gabriel Farago

Author:Gabriel Farago [Farago, Gabriel]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Bear & King Publishing
Published: 2018-11-30T05:00:00+00:00

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Calypso dropped anchor in Broken Bay – a short distance north of Sydney – just before midnight on Sunday. Two hours later, Alexandra was back in Jack’s apartment.

‘You do know what to do?’ said Van Cleef, putting Alexandra’s small suitcase on the lounge next to her. It was more of a statement than a question, the tone cynical and patronising. Alexandra nodded. ‘Let’s go over it once more, just to make sure. You go to work in the morning after a lovely weekend away. Nothing happened. You find the professor’s notebook in his laboratory among his papers and begin to work on the project that brought you here.’ Van Cleef walked over to Alexandra and placed his hand on the back of her neck – the threat obvious – making her skin crawl. ‘You report to us daily by email; understood?’

Alexandra nodded again. ‘Don’t disappoint us, Dr Delacroix. Mr Macbeth hates disappointments. Here’s your passport, your phone and the good professor’s notebook.’ Van Cleef placed the three items on the coffee table. ‘Ah, I almost forgot …’ Van Cleef paused for effect. ‘There’s a little surprise waiting for you in your bank account. Compliments of Mr Macbeth. Such a generous man. Look at it as an advance.’

Towering over Alexandra sitting on the lounge, Van Cleef squared his massive shoulders. ‘And please remember,’ he said, lowering his voice, ‘we have eyes and ears everywhere.’ Van Cleef turned around and slowly walked to the door. ‘Good to have you on board, Dr Delacroix. Make sure it stays that way. Falling overboard can be very unpleasant, as Mr Cavendish recently found out. Disappointing Mr Macbeth has dire consequences, but a smart woman like you knows that already. Don’t get up. I’ll see myself out.’

For a while, Alexandra just sat there, hoping it had all been just a bad dream. However, Professor K’s little notebook on the table in front of her reminded her it wasn’t so. What am I going to do? Alexandra asked herself, feeling frightened and terribly alone. Jack isn’t here; I have no one.

Running her fingers nervously through her hair, she kept staring at her phone. Suddenly, it looked like a lifeline. When in serious trouble, turn to the most resourceful person you know and you can trust. For Alexandra, the choice was as simple as it was obvious: Countess Kuragin, her aunt.

Feeling better, Alexandra picked up her phone, selected her aunt’s number and pressed the button.

Pegasus circled Mexico City in a wide, spiralling arc, climbed quickly to its usual cruising altitude and then turned northeast on its way to London. Lola handed the controls back to the pilot, unbuckled her seatbelt and lifted herself out of the front seat. ‘Thanks, Joe, twice in a couple of days is more flying than I managed in the last six months. She’s all yours.’

Jack was sitting in the back of the plane going over his notes. He was trying to organise the little he had found out so far by putting pen to paper, an old habit.

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