Escape from Shadow Island by Paul Adam

Author:Paul Adam
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2009-09-09T04:00:00+00:00

The door had barely closed behind them when another door, to one side of the police chief’s desk, opened and a short, plump man entered the office. He was wearing a dark-gray suit, a waistcoat, and a tie, and he looked hot and flushed, his face gleaming with perspiration. “My goodness,” Rupert Penhall said. “It’s sweltering in here. Haven’t you people heard of air conditioning?”

“You don’t like the heat, you should stay in London, Mr. Penhall,” Mantequillas said acidly.

Penhall sat down in front of the desk and wiped his brow with a pink silk handkerchief. “I hope I won’t have to stay long,” he said. “You did well, Colonel. The boy was well and truly frightened.”

The police chief grinned wolfishly. “Frightening people is my specialty,” he said.

“You think he’s found out anything?”

“Nothing we should worry about. He’s just a child. What can he possibly do to harm us?”

Penhall pursed his fleshy lips. “He’s tougher than he looks, you know. We shouldn’t underestimate him.”

The police chief waved a hand dismissively. “Pah, he knows nothing.”

“He went out to Playa d’Oro. He’s a bright kid. Everything he said about the beach and the boat was correct.”

“So? What difference does that make? Whatever he does or says, he will get nowhere in Santo Domingo. And you will make sure he gets nowhere in England.”

“He went somewhere else this afternoon, when my man, Pratchett, lost him. You should have questioned him about that.”

“Fortunately my men are more efficient than yours. He went to see the Gonzales family.”

“The fisherman’s family? They know something?”

“They were questioned vigorously after we killed Gonzales. They know nothing about his activities. They won’t be a problem.”

“Keep a sharp eye on the boy, Colonel. He’s brave, determined, like his father.”

“I have everything under control,” the police chief said.

“What about the woman?”

“Consuela Navarra? She is no threat either.”

“Where is she?”

“In a cell in the basement. After nightfall, I will have her taken out to the island.”

Penhall gave a smile of satisfaction. “Good. They will know what to do with her.”

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