The Black Sun by James Twining

Author:James Twining [Twining, James]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi, pdf
Published: 2011-04-07T18:00:21.815000+00:00

CHAPTER FORTY-SEVEN

CIA SUBSTATION, ZURICH

January 8—6:01 p.m.

So you lost him?” Even the several thousand miles between them could not hide the disappointment in Carter’s voice. “Yes, sir.” Bailey winced, picturing Carter’s face. “And he doesn’t show up on any of the systems.” “I’m sorry, Chris.” Cody sighed, leaning in toward the speakerphone. “I put my best guys on this. I guess we didn’t figure he’d read us so fast.”

“I know you did what you could,” Carter reassured him. “And I really appreciate all your help on this. All of it.”

“I guess at least next time you’ll know what he’s capable of,” Cody added. “I’d suggest taking him down as soon as you see him.”

“If there is a next time,” Carter said with a hollow laugh, his voice booming around the room. “He was our one and only lead.”

“Not quite,” said Bailey thoughtfully. “We’ve still got Lasche to follow up on. And there’s the guy we saw with Blondi as well. He did show up on the system.”

“It’s

about

time

we

caught

a

break,”

Carter

said

with

relief.

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“It turns out he’s got form. Some sort of high-end art thief. His name is Tom Kirk, also known as Felix.”

“A thief!” Carter exclaimed. “That makes sense. He must be in on this whole thing too.”

“Except that it turns out he cooperated with one of our agents on a case last year and got his slate wiped clean by way of a thank you. Now the general view is that he’s gone straight.”

“Which agent?”

“Jennifer Browne. You know her?”

“Name rings a bell,” Carter said slowly. “She was mixed up in some shooting a couple of years back. I’ll check into it.”

“Meanwhile, we could get his name and description out to all airports, railway stations and border police,” Bailey suggested. “That way, if he tries to leave the country, we’ll know about it. With luck, his friend Blondi may not be far behind.”

“Make it happen,” Carter agreed. “And next time, let’s make sure we bring at least one of

them

in.”

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