Fiction
Bombs and Betrayal, Chapter Twenty-One
Sitting in the car taking him to the hotel, Jane phoned “Remember, you have a meeting with Sir Rupert at 15:00 this afternoon, your first bollocking in your new job, no doubt it will be [more…]
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Fiction
Bombs and Betrayal, Chapter Twenty
At 17:00 he was phoned with the time, 03:30 with entry into the building around 04:00. The location of the meeting point was written down. He walked along to Jane’s office. “We have a time, [more…]