Topaz : A stunning espionage thriller debut. (The Topaz Files Book 1) by Richard Robinson

Author:Richard Robinson [Robinson , Richard]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: SpellBound Books
Published: 2023-06-29T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter

Twenty-One

Orla Massey was having the mother of all bad days. Not only had she been repeatedly outflanked and patronised by a spook old enough to be her grandfather but she had also seen the Lennoxville and Limehall explosions passed over to a different team. The Anti-Terrorism Unit was headed by a man whose misogyny and chauvinism knew no bounds, Eric Rogers. Worse still, he was yet another Englishman, and her days were currently filled with pompous Englishmen with high opinions of themselves. She knew Sir Charles Curry had been delighted when she failed to raise a single penny of the ransom money and his thought process around Russian interference had now been discussed with her bosses who concurred. Her theories had been debunked some days ago. Even their MI5 liaison grudgingly admitted Charles was probably right and that the cold war hadn’t quite thawed. Although many questions remained about the role of the mysterious Red Line group and the explosions.

But what had crapped on her cornflakes was the fact that a unit, who she had arrogantly described as a ‘spooks kindergarten’ just days earlier, had now located the likely position of Isadora Brown. And this was maddening for a Chief Inspector who prided herself on results. Half of the YCU had never even visited Northern Ireland before let alone Belfast, and the bloody GPS signal was back in South East England. Orla Massey had even relented and started smoking roll-ups in the back yard of the Knock Road Station to take the edge off the stress.

Massey filled her lungs with tobacco smoke and exhaled deeply and as she did so a colleague appeared with an update.

“Chief Inspector, the helicopter has now been despatched and will be reporting back with images in the next hour. The kidnapper’s deadline is now 20 hours away.” Massey was ready to simply acknowledge the update and head back to her desk before the Constable continued.

“There’s more though, the surveillance team have just reported seeing one of the trainees from Thiepval on the roof of the Europa. He scaled the side of the building after breaking into the hotel’s Presidential Suite and climbing out of the window. What would you like us to do Ma’am?” The messenger looked sheepishly at Massey awaiting the predicted explosion. Instead, Orla Massey stared furiously at the constable and ground her roll-up into the concrete as if it was Sir Charles Curry’s smug face.

“Jesus Christ. All we need is fecking James Bond Junior saving the day. I will have to deal with this. Get me regular reports from the surveillance team and for God’s sake don’t let the press get wind of this. We will never live it down.” Massey stormed out of the yard and slammed the door so hard the entire building shook.

There was an icy chill. Her colleagues took cover as she sprinted to her desk to find a police radio and the keys to her car, but as she reached her desk she found a large brown folder with fluorescent yellow post-it notes attached.

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