Terminate by Natasha Deen

Author:Natasha Deen
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781459814646
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
Published: 2017-02-01T05:00:00+00:00

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Jace sent the photo to Bentley. By the time we got back to the palace, he had already hacked into Vancouver’s street-camera system.

“It will take a while,” said Bentley as we came into his room—filled with enough gadgets to make Batman jealous—and sat down beside him. Three TVs were positioned along the wall. One was tuned to the business channel, another to the news, and the third showed some singer dressed in plastic wrap. Bentley had the volume up on all three sets. The bass of the song competed with the news of the Nasdaq, while a reporter talked about a rash of 9-1-1 prank calls.

I tuned them out as Bentley started to fill us in on his progress. “In 2009, Vancouver got $400,000 to install more than a thousand closed-circuit television cameras all around the city. Since then they’ve expanded to—”

“We don’t need an exact count,” said Jace. “Or the history lesson.” He looked over at me. “Which, knowing my brother, would inevitably turn into a rant on the infringement of our civil liberties.”

Bentley rolled his eyes. “Make fun of me all you want, but you know I’m telling the truth. Big Brother is everywhere, watching our every move. However, in this case, all that surveillance works to our advantage.

“Hopefully, the facial-recognition software will help us zero in on our target. But if that doesn’t work, we can use cameras from other businesses. Banks, for instance. Their cameras point out toward the streets, so we can see passersby and other things, like cars and maybe even license plates. Once we get our guy, we can start tracking his movements. From there, it’s just a matter of time before I figure out his identity.”

I know when a guy wants to hear thanks. I gave Bentley’s shoulder a gentle squeeze. “Thanks, buddy. I appreciate it.” I turned to Jace. “And you too. Thanks for the help.”

“Anytime.” He followed me to the door, where he grabbed my arm and added, “We’ll get her back.”

Yeah. I just hoped it wouldn’t be in a body bag.

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