Lion's Shadow (A Lenny and Lucas Action Adventure Book 3) by A.J. Stewart
Author:A.J. Stewart [Stewart, A.J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Jacaranda Drive
Published: 2024-06-02T00:00:00+00:00
CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO
Lucas stood in the cold shadow the Harrods building threw across Hans Crescent, looking at the yellow-tinted roads in his little AâZ street atlas.
âWhere would the guy have gone from here?â asked Mia. âSomeone waiting in a car?â
âI donât like a car,â said Lucas. âNot in central London.â
âWhat about the subway?â said Lenny.
âThereâs a pedestrian tunnel to Knightsbridge just up on the corner,â said Mia.
âHe could be lost in the crowd within seconds.â
Lucas looked out toward Brompton Road and rubbed his hand across his close-cropped hair. Then he turned the other way and stared out into the middle distance.
âThereâs a problem with that,â he said.
âI know,â said Mia. âThe police said they stopped the Piccadilly line trains within minutes.â
âMaybe he didnât know that would happen, at least not that fast,â said Lenny.
âThatâs not the problem.â
âSo what is?â asked Mia.
âHis mates,â said Lucas.
âWhat mates?â said Lenny.
âThe guys from the car,â Lucas mumbled, thinking. Then he snapped back. âAssuming they were all together, and I think itâs a fair chance.â
âI agree,â said Lenny. âSo what of them?â
âThey didnât go that way toward the Tube station. They went this way, down Hans Crescent. They headed south. Why would the anorak guy go the other way?â
âSeparating after an operation isnât the worst idea, tactically speaking.â
âRight. But then he could have gone out a number of other exits. The watch room is on the other side of the building. He could have followed the staff out onto the other side of the store or followed the crowds out onto Brompton Road, just as anonymous. But he didnât. He stepped over me and came out the exit where the blast had happened. Why?â
âHe wanted to see his handiwork?â said Mia.
âNot really his workâit was the two guys in the car. No, I think he came out this way because this was their getaway route. What if his mates were waiting for him?â
âWhere?â asked Lenny.
âI donât know.â Lucas glanced once more at his AâZ then started walking toward Basil Street. When he reached the corner, he consulted the street atlas again.
âWhat are you thinking?â asked Lenny.
âWhat are the getaway options through London?â
Lenny looked at Mia, who worked it out: âTube, but that was shut down. Car, but like you said, this is a heavily congested part of town. So you walk?â
âSure, you walk, but not forever. You want to get well away. Maybe even as far as Ireland. Only we know they didnât go to Ireland because at least one of them is still here. Iâd want to get away fast and far. Canât trust the Tube or the bus for the same reason as a car: too much traffic. So how?â
âThere isnât a way,â she said.
âThere is. Thereâs an open, easily accessed route out of town thatâs almost traffic-free.â
Mia bunched up her forehead. âI donât know of one.â
Lucas smiled. âYeah, you do.â
He tapped the street atlas, and Mia and Lenny leaned in. Miaâs mouth dropped open.
âThe River Thames?â
âIf you had a boat, you could be
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