Night Moves (1999) by Clancy Tom - Net Force 03

Author:Clancy, Tom - Net Force 03 [03, Clancy, Tom - Net Force]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 2011-03-17T20:24:10+00:00

"I couldn't say, sir."

Trouble.

Saturday, April 9th

The Yews, Sussex, England

Lord Goswell sat in his study, sipping a gin and tonic, looking through the French doors. Seemed as if it might rain again. Maybe it would come down hard enough to drown the bloody rabbits; certainly his shooting hadn't been much good there. Perhaps he needed to have his eyes done sooner rather than later.

He heard one of the maids chattering madly at somebody in the hall. He smiled as he sipped his drink. He pulled his pocket watch out and looked at it.

"What is the problem, Applewhite?"

The butler came into the room, looking apologetic. "Sorry about the disturbance, milord. The maid and Cook were distraught."

"Whatever for?"

"It seems the telly has gone down. And the telephones are also on the blink."

"Really?"

"Yes, milord. Can't even pick up most of the radio channels on the battery unit or in the automobiles."

"Well, that would be distressing then, wouldn't it? Think it's the Russians dropping bombs?"

"I hardly think so, milord."

"Well, I'm sure his majesty's government will see to whatever the problem is soonest."

"Yes, milord."

Applewhite went back to calm the maid and Cook, and Goswell rattled his ice cubes around in his drink. Had to hand it to that scientist fellow, he was dashedly good at the computer business. Not only had the airlines been knocked down again, but worldwide communications had been whacked solidly, most of the satellites taken off-line. And the telly and radio signals that depended on the network of satellites had been disrupted, along with telephonic operations. Quite a stroke. And, of course, operations in the U.K. would come back much sooner than the rest of the world, if Bascomb-Coombs's calculations were correct--and so far, they always had been. A brilliant fellow, he was.

A pity he would have to die. Good help was so hard to find.

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