Tempest by Mark Dawson

Author:Mark Dawson [Dawson, Mark]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Unputdownable
Published: 2019-05-29T16:00:00+00:00

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Beatrix drove back to Repulse Bay. It took her ten minutes to reach Soto’s property; she used the remote to open the gates and drove inside, bypassing the main house and pulling up outside the cottage.

She had the bag that she had taken from Wang’s property on the seat beside her. She opened it up and took out the contents. There were two old tape cassettes. She glanced at the labels, still legible despite the passage of time: each had been inscribed with the name of the interviewee—the first was Eñuol and the second was Ksor—the date, and then Danny’s initials, DLN. There was more: an old military ID card, Army ID papers, a pair of dog tags on a chain necklace, and a decent amount of money. She put the tapes into her go-bag, zipped it up, and went into the cottage.

“Danny?” she called.

There was no reply.

She lowered the bag to the floor, opened it and took out the Ruger.

She had a bad feeling.

“Danny?”

She stayed where she was for another minute, straining her ears.

“I’m back.”

She couldn’t hear anything save the buzz of the insects in the trees outside. She held the pistol in a loose grip and cleared the rooms one by one. She checked Danny’s room and noticed that his duffel bag was still there.

But there was no sign of him.

She saw that one of the French doors that opened out onto the terrace was slightly ajar. She pushed it back and eased herself outside.

George Soto was slumped against one of the wicker chairs, his arms hanging loosely at his sides. His shirt was sodden with blood, and more had pooled around his legs.

Gut shot.

Dead.

She went back into the house. She grabbed her go-bag and Danny’s duffel and hurried outside. She got back into the car, turned it around and started back up the slope to the road.

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