Murder Team (Kindle Single) by Chris Ryan

Author:Chris Ryan [Ryan, Chris]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
Published: 2015-05-21T04:00:00+00:00

9

20.57hrs EAT

There was a bright moon and a full starry sky. A glance at the dashboard told Danny that the temperature had dropped dramatically. The screen on the Land Cruiser’s satnav told that they were about a klick away from their destination. Triggs hit the brakes and killed the engine and the lights. They allowed their eyes to adjust, then Danny examined the terrain outside.

They were at the foot of a low hill. Its ridge extended a couple of kilometres in what Danny judged to be an east-west direction. The poor road on which they were travelling led directly up to the ridge and – about five hundred metres from their position – disappeared over it. There was more growth on the ground than there had been last time they stopped. Patches of dry vegetation, some of it more than a metre high, were dotted here and there, and there was also cover on the ridge line of the hill.

‘Best to drop you here,’ Triggs said gruffly. ‘Gilad’s somewhere beyond the ridge if those GPS coordinates he gave me are correct. You should approach by foot, find somewhere to keep eyes on. I’ve got some equipment in the back we can use.’

They climbed out the car and walked round to the back of the vehicle. Triggs opened up to reveal a solid but battered flight case with two three-figure numerical locks. Most of the space inside was taken up by empty boxes of ammunition, but Triggs rummaged around and found two other objects. The first was a small spotting scope. ‘No NV, I’m afraid,’ he said. ‘But there’s a decent amount of moonlight, so it should be of some help.’ The second was a separate leather case that contained two in-ear audio headsets, complete with induction loops, each connected to a tiny control module, and two individual two-way radios disguised as standard mobile phones. ‘I can’t rock up with a radio pack,’ Triggs explained. ‘Gilad will have it off me as quick as you like. But these are low-profile and should keep us communicating within a couple of miles of each other. We’ll be able to hear each other and speak to each other.’

‘What if he tries to frisk you?’

‘Then we’re fucked. But if I offer him the opportunity to do that first, I don’t think he will.’

‘How can you be so sure?’

‘Jesus, boy, it’s a hunch, okay? It’s either that or we all go home.’

He took one of the earpieces and handed it Danny, who inserted the tiny device into his ear. He was immediately aware of a faint hissing as Triggs inserted his own earpiece. Both men took off their shirts and hung the induction loops around their necks, before tucking the control modules into their pockets. When Triggs spoke again, Danny heard his companion’s voice twice: once naturally, once in the earpiece.

‘When I find Friedman, I’ll get him talking. I’ll try to make him reveal where your friend is. But once I’m with him, I’m committed. I can’t just walk away or he’ll know something’s up.

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