Private India: City on Fire by James Patterson

Author:James Patterson [Patterson, James]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Literature & Fiction, Mystery; Thriller & Suspense, Thrillers & Suspense, Crime, Thrillers, Fiction / Thrillers / Crime
Amazon: B00N7TDPS0
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Published: 2014-11-10T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 56

“WHERE ARE YOU, Jack?” asked Santosh over the phone. “I have been trying to reach you all morning.”

“I’m at the Willingdon Club,” Jack replied. “Enjoying a glass of beer after playing eighteen holes of golf.”

“You never play golf,” said Santosh suspiciously.

“I figured that I needed to start,” shot back Jack. “Especially given the fact that an old friend invited me over.”

“How many old friends do you have in Mumbai?” asked Santosh, persisting with his interrogation of his boss.

“What did you want to talk to me about?” asked Jack, changing the subject smoothly.

“Do you have your cell phone scrambler with you?” asked Santosh.

“Yes. Give me a sec,” said Jack, plugging the unit into the USB port of his phone. All employees of the Private organization globally used the encryption tool. Governments and agencies around the world were snooping on every form of communication and they could ill afford the possible consequences of any leak.

“A sixth victim has been discovered,” began Santosh, and detailed the findings for him.

“The killer is working quickly,” Jack observed grimly.

“True,” replied Santosh. “Dr. Kanya Jaiyen was killed on Sunday night, Bhavna Choksi on Monday morning, Priyanka Talati on Monday night, the school principal—Elina Xavier—on Wednesday night, Lara Omprakash on Thursday afternoon, and the MLA, Ragini Sharma, last night—Friday.”

“Why the hurry, I wonder?” said Jack.

“The Festival of Navratri is a celebration of nine nights. The murderer clearly hopes to be done before the end of that period,” replied Santosh. Jack could detect a note of worry in the normally imperturbable voice of his India bureau chief.

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