Vital Spark

Sullatober Dalton

Description

Sailing, smuggling, murder, rough stuff, romance, international intrigue and the CIA - Vital Spark has it all and Mac is in the middle. In Cape Town, the smugglers customers want The Package, but what, and where, is it? Mac is in the middle and he hasn't got it. Trouble is, the smuggler's cutomers don't believe him. His friends are being murdered and Mac has to find out who is who before they are all dead but who can he trust?

Informations

• Publié par: Andrews UK
• Date de parution: 13 mars 2015
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781785381485
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

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Contents

Pubîser ïnormaîon                  îî

Caper 1                         1 Caper 2                        12 Caper 3                        23 Caper 4                        30 Caper 5                        40 Caper 6                        46 Caper 7                        50 Caper 8                        53 Caper 9                        56 Caper 10                        60 Caper 11                        64 Caper 12                        70 Caper 13                        74 Caper 14                        82 Caper 15                        90 Caper 16                        93 Caper 17                        96 Caper 18                        110 Caper 19                        133 Caper 20                        142 Caper 21                        149 Caper 22                        153 Caper 23                        165

Caper 24                        172 Caper 25                        174 Caper 26                        179 Caper 27                        187 Caper 28                        194 Caper 29                        199 Caper 30                        203 Caper 31                        210 Caper 32                        220 Caper 33                        228 Caper 34                        233 Caper 35                        240 Caper 36                        246 Caper 37                        253 Caper 38                        259 Caper 39                        264 Caper 40                        267 Caper 41                        275 Caper 42                        279 Caper 43                        286 Caper 44                        295 Caper 45                        298 Caper 46                        305

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VITAL SPARK No Witnesses To What?

Suaober Daon

Publisher Information

Pubîsed în 2015 by Andrews UK îmîed wwwandrewsukcom

he rîg o Suaober Daon o be îdenîIed as e Auor o îs Work as been assered în accordance wî e Copyrîg, Desîgns and Paens Ac 1998

Copyrîg © 2015 Suaober Daon

A rîgs reserved No par o îs pubîcaîon may be reproduced, sored în a rerîeva sysem, or ransmîed, în any orm or by any means wîou e prîor wrîen permîssîon o e pubîser, nor be oerwîse cîrcuaed în any orm o bîndîng or cover oer an a în wîc î îs pubîsed and wîou a sîmîar condîîon beîng împosed on e subsequen purcaser Any person wo does so may be îabe o crîmîna prosecuîon and cîvî caîms or damages

A caracers appearîng în îs work are Icîîous Any resembance o rea persons, îvîng or dead, îs purey coîncîdena

Chapter 1

Someîng was wrong, în e dep o îs seep, Mac coud ee î he bîg yac’s moîon ad canged ïnsead o e swoop down e sope and e snub as e sea ancor pued er up sor în e seep waves, se was sakîng Mac srugged o make sense o î as e ay în e bunk hree days a e wee o e Vîa Spark ad et îm exaused ïn e race across e Sou Aanîc wen e’d ad a u crew, e’d ave wecomed e wînds ey ad endured or e as ew days bu now e was akîng e boa ome o Cape Town wî a bunc o docksîde pîckups Evenuay, e sorm sysem ad passed ï was ony earîer în e evenîng as e sky gowed red, and e wînd dropped o no more an a sot brea, a ey’d been abe o ay ou a sea ancor o keep Vîa Spark’s ead o e waves and go beow Mac’s ony concessîon o comor ad been akîng of îs eavy weaer op and overa, îe jacke and boos, bu, ever conscîous o e need or geîng on deck o dea wî an emergency; e’d pused îs ee îno îs saîîng soes ‘Wake up, Dad, wake up,’ e eard He urned on îs sîde o ook a Tammy, sandîng besîde îs bunk Se ooked young and res, despîe beîng jus ou o er bunk ‘here’s a unny scrapîng noîse aong e sîde o e boa, ï’m goîng o ave a ook,’ se od Mac ‘Say ere You’re oo sexy în a seepîng sîr; ï don’ wan you goîng up ere wî Gerry on deck’ Tammy auged ‘He’s oo eery Tammy Say ere ï’ ake a ook’

He rubbed îs ace awake, snuLîng îno îs ands ‘hanks Daddy,’ Tammy saîd, smîîng ‘ove you’ Mac smîed back and ruLed er aîr as e pused îs egs over e edge o îs bunk Wîs ï’d never aken Gerry on, e oug; surey e can keep a ookou wî e boa yîng srîpped o saîs and ony e send o e waves o worry abou He’s îke a muîneer rom e od days, însoen and unreîabe, even durîng e sorm ï ad been Tammy and e oer ree wo’d sood o în layîng guss o wînd and gous o spray, Isîng saîs and epîng work e boa unî ey were as îred as îm ‘îe jacke, Dad Sea’s sî runnîng,’ Tammy od îm as se snugged îno er bunk Mac pu e îe jacke on auomaîcay He added îs oîskîn jacke ou o abî ï e oo warm în e muggy cabîn bu e coudn’ be boered akîng î of agaîn He srugged pas e navîgaîon saîon, auomaîcay noîng e as posîîon e’d wrîen on îs noîce board and e course o Recîe, e neares por on e Brazîîan coas He cîmbed roug e ac îno e cockpî and on deck and ook deep breas o e sudden resness o e open aîr, Iîng îs ungs as e ooked round or Gerry A a-moon rîmmed e narrow couds brîîan wîe agaîns e dark navy o space ïn eîr urn, e coud’s relecîon lased brîg on e back o successîve waves, waves a ony broke occasîonay now, bu were sî deep and eavîy deIned so a e boa was dîppîng er nose and cockîng er snoo as ey passed As e ooked orward, a wave î Vîa Spark’s bow lîngîng ou a see o spray, sarîngy brîg agaîns e back sea he wave passed and Vîa Spark sared er swoop down Mac, sî groggy, grabbed a say o seady îmse and moved orward Anoer wave î e bows as e sea ancor jerked e nose îno e wave’s cres he lung spray spaered on Mac’s jacke Mac grabbed e sarboard mas say or suppor and ooked round

here was noîng unusua, excep Gerry wasn’ ere Gone o seep and aen overboard, supîd basard, oug Mac hînkîng Gerry mîg ave gone o sî în e bows, Mac suLed down î e sood odîng e bow raî He was neary unbaanced by e sudden jerk o e sea ancor Coud Gerry reay ave aen over? Na, e mîg ave been azy, bu e was an experîenced saîor So were was e? Mac made îs way down e por sîde and sood în e cockpî He was begînnîng o swea and abou o ake of îs oîskîn op wen e ooked over a e swîmmîng paorm a e sern he îe rat was mîssîng! Wa now? Mac oug Has Gerry gone or a urn round e boa wî î? Was a e scrapîng noîse Tammy eard? ï e waned o go ookîng, wy no ake e dîngy însead o înlaîng e îe rat? Unbeîevabe! ïnsîncîvey, o make sure e rope a îed e dîngy down on e coac roo was ed as în îs cea, Mac sepped on o e sîde deck and ugged a e rope he cea ed î Irm, as î soud Mac sood wî e oose end o e asîng în îs and, orcîng îs mînd îno gear Hîs word canged wî a oud crack, a du boom, a sock roug îs ee and îs word îed over He made a grab or e say bu e deck jus sîd under e waer’s surace Hîs od on e dîngy’s asîng pued e asîng cear o e cea bu as e deck îed and sank îno e sea îs grîp on e asîng pued îm under He e e asîng go and pued a e cord on îs înlaabe îe jacke he cabe o e guardraî caug a e back o îs knees, puîng îm deeper He sraîgened îs knees and e e cabe drag down îs egs ï caug on îs saîîng soes bu ey sîd of and e sopped sînkîng Hîs ungs sared o burn or aîr Sî under waer, ow ar e ad no îdea, e was openîng îs mou o gup în someîng wen e e e îe jacke sar o ît îm

He coud ee îs mînd backîng ou bu kep a ranîc grîp unî e broke e surace, gaspîng, asîng sa, draggîng aîr îno îs ungs WHAT THE HE? ‘TAMMY,’ e soued He was îted on a wave and ooked conusedy abou NOTHïNG!!! WHAT THE HE???? ‘TAMMY,’ e caed ou Se ad o be SOMEWHERE ‘TAMMY, WHERE ARE YOU?’ here was no answer, ony e waves A WHOOSH sared îm, bu î broug e dîngy up abou en ee away, orced up by îs seaed buoyancy îe jacke and eavy weaer jacke makîng swîmmîng cumsy, e loundered îs way o î he dîngy loaed upsîde down and e grabbed e submerged gunwae a îckened e op edge o e dîngy’s pywood sîde he îmber e good în îs and, someîng soîd în a word gone oopy He was gad e’d orced Tammy o pracîce rîgîng e îe boa, and îno e cenre board so în e mîdde o e upurned u, one oo on e sarboard gunwae and pus down, drop of beore e u spîns rîg over and Inîses upsîde down agaîn, grab e por gunwae o sop e spîn, en ge în Jus do î în sequence e’d od er He smîed a e recoecîon He ooked round Were was e? ïn e sea! Hangîng on o e gunwae o e dîngy! He knew ow o dea wî a! he dîngy was beam on o e seas and î rose above Mac’s ead as e wave îted î, amos urnîng î over on op o îm Mac waîed unî î dropped down e back o e wave îno e reaîve la o e roug and grabbed or e cenreboard so Hîs Ingers ocked însîde e so and e umped îs back and ben îs knee o ge one oo on e gunwae and pused down ï sared o urn rîg way up Beore î lîpped oo ar and urned ure agaîn, Mac

dropped of He e î see bu e nex wave îted î above îm and î roed on op o Mac, pusîng îm under He rîed o gasp a e aîr, bu îs mou guped waer Mac suraced recîng and cougîng, ryîng o cear îs eyes, îs roa, îs mou, o gasp în aîr he srugge ceared îs mînd o anyîng oer an survîva ‘Cam down, cam down, CAM DOWN,’ e od îmse ‘hîs coud ake a ew aemps You can’ aford o ge îred Ge î uprîg în e roug’ He worked îs way round o e sîde seered rom e advancîng wave’s rîse he rîse woud ep urn e dîngy rîg way up He ung on, aowîng wo wave cress o pass As e îrd cres passed under em, Mac grabbed or e cenreboard so and bore down agaîn on e gunwae he dîngy urned and e e go and dropped îno e waer, reîevîng î o îs urnîng efor ï ung undecîded, rîg way up în e roug he nex wave was îger an e oers, curîng over, ready o break ï îted e dîngy above îs ead, gave î a nudge, and Mac waced dîscouraged as î lîpped over îs ead, pusîng îm down agaîn He was ready îs îme and ed îs brea unî e was cear ‘Take î easy, TAKE ïT EASY,’ e soued o îmse He worked îs way o e same sîde o e dîngy as e oncomîng waves and jammed îs and îno e cenreboard so agaîn and waîed he waves pused e dîngy away rom îm bu e ed on, waîîng, savîng wa was et o îs energy, camîng îmse He e waves pass unî e bîg seven one ad gone by beore seppîng on e gunwae and pusîng e edge o e dîngy down îno e roug he dîngy sared o come over Mac pued îs and ree and lopped îno e waer As e dîngy seed rîg way up, Mac reaced up and grabbed od o e new gunwae he rîsîng wave pused agaîns e dîngy’s sîde, ryîng o lîp î over and urn î ure agaîn bu Mac ed on and e wave passed Wî e îe boa rîg way up, Mac anded îmse aong e sîde o îs square pram bow and ung ere on e rope paîner îs body acîng îke a sea ancor A wave passed, î oamed over e