The Ava Lee Series Bundle 4 by Ian Hamilton

Author:Ian Hamilton
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: House of Anansi Press Inc
Published: 2019-10-31T20:14:23+00:00

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Ava left Fai in the kitchen while she went up upstairs to get her Moleskine notebook. She didn’t actually need it, but it gave her time to gather her thoughts. She had been more encouraged by the phone call than she let on, but her old work habits were still with her. During her years with Uncle, one of their most difficult jobs was managing the expectations of clients who assumed that because Uncle and Ava had taken on their problem, it was on its way to being solved. Uncle promised them nothing but their best efforts and kept expectations as close to zero as he could. It was a policy that had nothing but upsides. If they failed on a job, the clients weren’t surprised and normally attached no blame. If they were successful, it was as if they’d wrought some miracle. It was a lesson Ava had learned so well that when she was in the field working on a job, she even practised it when she was communicating with Uncle. She knew it occasionally frustrated him, but it also made it possible for him to be honestly obtuse with the clients. Now she was operating in the same manner with Fai. The truth was, she couldn’t bring herself to do it any other way.

Ava believed Fai had probably been correct in her assessment of the man they’d called. He’d been polite enough — the furthest thing from a foul-mouthed thug. But did that mean he’d told them the truth about having worked with Fai? The revelation hadn’t been necessary, and she couldn’t help but wonder if it was a deliberate plant, intended to mislead. But even if it wasn’t, and even if his conversation with them had been reasonable — subject matter aside — did that make him potentially more or less dangerous?

“I’ve made tea,” Fai said as Ava returned to the kitchen.

“I’ll have it later,” Ava said. “I want to talk to Mr. Fan. Which house is his?”

“Why do you want to talk to him?”

“I have some questions about the package and the man who delivered it.”

Fai nodded. “He lives two doors to the left. Do you want me to come with you?”

“No, what I want you to do is find the name of the woman in the video, and once you’ve done that, find out how we can contact her. You may have to watch the DVD again to see if it jogs your memory.”

“I don’t want to watch that video again. And besides, I have a better idea,” Fai said. “I have a rough notion of which year that happened. I have records of every film I’ve made, including cast lists, some of them with photos. I’ll go over the ones from that time period. I’m sure if I see her name or get lucky and find a photo, I’ll be able to make the link.”

“We will still need to know where she is and how to get in touch with her.”

“If she’s still active in the business, I should be able to locate her online.

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