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The crowd were pushing harder now, as if they scented…
The usual crowd was there. The hardcore leftists, the men…
‘Big day today, honey.’
It wasn’t a surprise. She had known that much the…
After-dark meetings were part of the tradition of this office.
For the first time since she got here the people…
The street was jammed, cars parked on both sides, their…
He wouldn’t need to be here long. Just ten minutes…
‘Our information is that the body, riddled with bullets, was…
Maggie headed to the room Davis had set up for…
Her first surprise was at the brevity of the journey.
Maggie lay back on her bed at the David’s Citadel…
Salam had headed to school that morning more out of…
Amir Tal knocked on the door with two brisk taps,…
She was meant to travel nowhere except with her official…
He only had a rumour to go on. His brother-in-law…
Maggie had seen plenty of dead bodies before. She had…
Mahmoud was regretting this decision. He should be above this…
She met Uri at the Restobar Café. Not that he…
Jaafar al-Naasri was not a man to rush. ‘Those that…
The drive back from Psagot had been tense. Maggie had…
Henry Blyth-Pullen tapped the steering wheel along to the Archers…
‘I hate the media in this country, I really do.’
Amir Tal was working hard to conceal his amazement, even…
Their orders were very clear. Get in, search and possibly…
Henry Blyth-Pullen hated flying at the best of times. Even…
For a small country, Maggie couldn’t help thinking, Israel couldn’t…
This was the sound Shimon Guttman wanted to hear, the…
Their first stop had been the central police station in…
Maggie bolted upright, her heart thumping. She was confused, taking…
Shimon Guttman’s hand trembled as he put his key in…
Khalil al-Shafi knew that, in reality, this was only half…
For the second time in a week she was entering…
As they threaded through the back streets, narrow and made…
Tradition held that this hour was reserved for the forum,…
She had no idea how long she had remained stuck…
Officially, Baruch Kishon was meant to hate Europe. As a…
Maggie did her best to conceal what had happened. She…
‘Uri, I want to get out.’
Not for the first time since he got to this…
The sensation was almost physical, as if her spirits were…
They were running out of places to meet. The golden…
They drove back to the hotel in silence. Uri had…
She knew she should have said no, that she should…
First he heard the double click, the signal that they…
At first she wasn’t sure if she had opened her…
Maggie flung her arms around Uri’s neck and planted a…
His wife heard it before he did. He had always…
She got out of the hotel more easily than she…
He was not asleep. He was not even lying down.
She wheeled around, searching among the blissed-out faces and strumming…
She held herself very still, wary even of her own…
The car turned through the Jaffa Gate, stopping almost immediately…
Her legs made the decision before she did. She stood…
Gloved hands gripped her wrists so hard it was as…
‘They don’t usually show people this part of the building,…
‘You had me followed?’ Again she was disappointed by the…
Maggie stared at the ground. She needed to steady herself…
It was as if she were raiding the emergency tank.
The driver took her the short distance to the hotel,…
The throbbing was softened now, reduced to a rhythmic ache.
Maggie stared at the message, her brow slowly smoothing into…
Uri kept his spirits high for most of the journey.
Her eyes searched for Uri, but could see no sign…
The camera fell from his hand with a thud. Uri…
She had all her papers on her lap, in a…