On Scope by Coughlin Jack & Davis Donald A

Author:Coughlin, Jack & Davis, Donald A. [Coughlin, Jack & Davis, Donald A.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Genre Fiction, Spies & Politics, Thrillers, thriller, War, Thrillers & Suspense, Mystery; Thriller & Suspense, United States, Military, Terrorism, Suspense, Literature & Fiction
ISBN: 9781250037930
Amazon: 125003793X
Goodreads: 17934509
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Published: 2014-05-13T07:00:00+00:00

WASHINGTON, D.C.

“SO WHAT ARE WE GOING to do about this Torreblanca guy?” Kyle Swanson asked. The Trident team was gathered in the Pentagon offices. “He’s gone to ground.”

Sybelle Summers closed her eyes, lost in thought. “Couldn’t be helped,” she finally said. “It’s important to remember that we got Mercedes Bourihane, the third of the six. With half of them off the board, the rest have to be feeling the heat.”

Major General Middleton was not dismayed. The White House had not backed off of the new focus of antiterrorist attacks. “I haven’t received any orders to curtail our work. So as far as I’m concerned, the Green Light package is still a go. We could always shift the spotlight and go after the others if this one is too hard to reach.”

Swanson disagreed. “We’ve put in a ton of study and work on this guy already, and the information will go stale if we don’t keep on it. Liz? You got anything new on him?”

Commander Freedman flicked his fingers over the screen of his electronic notebook, wiping out some images and calling up others. “Apparently, he hasn’t even stuck his head out of doors during the opening events of the festival in Seville, a time when he normally is seen everywhere. It’s a big deal. He is operating out of the house for right now, his schedule has been cleared, and more security teams have arrived.”

“That was to be expected once he learned of the hit in Paris.”

“One strange thing,” said the Lizard. “Torreblanca did not hire the new guards himself. They came from a private security company based in Algeria, and the mercs showed up in Seville within hours of the news from Paris.”

“Do we know who runs it?” Middleton squinted at him.

“Onworking that, sir. It’s a false front. Somebody has to be signing those paychecks.”

Swanson exhaled loudly. Mercenaries on the scene would make things tougher. “Coastie and I will go over to Seville right away and do some on-site recon. Torreblanca may be acting like a rabbit in a hole, but he’s got to come up for air sometime.”

Beth Ledford looked over. “So you think that three deaths aren’t enough to send the signal that we’re onto their game and get them to quit?”

“There were six dead Marines in Barcelona; I need at least six scalps just to even the score, and I don’t believe in a tie.”

“Is the big fair still going on?” Her eyes were steady on him.

“Yes. It lasts all week,” the Lizard replied.

“Good. We can do the starving artist routine again, Kyle. I can spin it off of some visits to the Museum of Fine Arts there, and nobody questions a girl with big puppy eyes walking around a colorful carnival carrying a sketch pad. It will get us in close. Then Liz can download overheads and his other stuff when we’re ready to move.”

Kyle was already thinking about the needed hardware. If the other side increased its protective capability, he would also increase his methods to beat them.

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