The Complete Ravi PI Series by Adi Tantimedh

Author:Adi Tantimedh
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Atria/Leopoldo & Co.

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We watched the men go through the house, overturning furniture, going through the cupboards.

“They don’t look like ordinary burglars,” Julia said.

“They’re trying to make it look like a random break-in. Like they’re looters and vandals from the chaos of the brush fire,” I said.

Via the surveillance cameras, we watched them go through the house, picking up expensive items and perusing the artwork, which was too large for them to just drive off with, so they left them on the walls. There were at least four of them, and they didn’t look like the wannabe hipster kids who targeted the homes of stars after following them on social media. All in all, they were doing a rather halfhearted job of tossing the place. Their body language indicated they weren’t interested in just nicking cash and the telly. They had bulges under their jackets, which meant guns, and probably knew how to use them, though I suspected they weren’t all properly trained. These were, if not necessarily professionals, hardened criminals. Just what we needed. They were after something specific, which had to be the guns here in the panic room with us.

“They don’t seem to have found the door to the panic room yet,” Julia said.

“Thank fuck for that,” I said. “The way they’re going about it, I don’t think they’re going to leave until they find the guns, or suss out there’s a panic room here.”

“Or the brush fire reaches this part of the hills and they’re forced to leave,” Julia said. “Traffic back into town is going to be packed, and people will be stuck on the roads and freeways for hours.”

“But if this house is safe against the fire, they might just wait around here until nightfall,” I said. “There’s plenty of entertainment and food here to keep them amused for days.”

“Same goes for us in here,” Julia said.

I finally looked around.

“Christ. This panic room is larger than most flats in London,” I said.

There was a large bed in here, since Gossamer Rand Ross might have brought a girlfriend or mistress in here if he ever needed to hide out.

I took out my smartphone and dialed London. It wasn’t midnight there yet, so I didn’t feel bad about waking anyone up.

“Ravi,” David said. “What’s up, mate?”

It sounded like he was in a quiet drinking club, probably his usual place in Soho, just off Frith Street.

“David, I’m calling about my will.”

“You’re what? What’s happening out there?”

“I may have gotten myself in a spot of bother, and, well, if things go completely pear-shaped, you may have to execute my will. It’s all in order, yeah?”

“You’re not joking, are you?”

“Wish I were, mate. I just need you to make sure my money goes to my parents and my sister.”

“What about Julia?”

“She’s here with me, and she doesn’t think it’ll get that bad. I’m not so sure.”

“What’s brought this on?”

“Well, there’s the Santa Ana winds causing a brush fire in the hills, a stash of military-grade guns and weapons the client was holding

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