Cherub: the Sleepwalker
“Golf 33. GOLF The sat-nav announced that they’d arrived as Mac’s Peugeot turned into the street of detached houses. The signal from Hassam’s phone could only be triangulated to within a hundred metres, meaning he could be inside any of a dozen residences.
‘Any idea what we’re looking out for?’ Jake asked.
‘Not sure,’ Mac said, driving as slowly as he could without it looking suspicious. ‘Car number plates might do it. Dial up the campus control room and tell them to stand by for some vehicle checks.’ Mac’s eyebrows shot up as Jake dialled. ‘See something?’ the boy asked.
Mac slowed to a crawl as they passed a house with a pristine driveway and rectangular For Sale board fastened to the front wall.
‘Hart McFadden estate agents,’ Mac said excitably, as he speeded up again. ‘I’ve seen that name in the accounts we ripped off Hassam’s computer. Get control to check the Volvo, GK57 NNP.’ By the time the campus control room ran the plate, Mac had pulled up three houses down, with two wheels ...up on the kerb of the narrow road.MoreLess
‘Any idea what we’re looking out for?’ Jake asked.
‘Not sure,’ Mac said, driving as slowly as he could without it looking suspicious. ‘Car number plates might do it. Dial up the campus control room and tell them to stand by for some vehicle checks.’ Mac’s eyebrows shot up as Jake dialled. ‘See something?’ the boy asked.
Mac slowed to a crawl as they passed a house with a pristine driveway and rectangular For Sale board fastened to the front wall.
‘Hart McFadden estate agents,’ Mac said excitably, as he speeded up again. ‘I’ve seen that name in the accounts we ripped off Hassam’s computer. Get control to check the Volvo, GK57 NNP.’ By the time the campus control room ran the plate, Mac had pulled up three houses down, with two wheels ...up on the kerb of the narrow road.MoreLess
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