You’ve opened the index. Now you’re on the list. Row 33.
Kate stopped breathing. Hargreaves was her new boss’s boss.
“Run,” Marcus said.
Kate’s phone buzzed. A text from an unknown number:
“Who’s at the top?” Kate asked.
Her stomach turned. Carl hadn’t been investigating criminals. He’d been investigating the investigators.
The index was open. Now the line of duty would cut both ways. Index Of Line Of Duty
“Guv,” she said, breath fogging in the alley. “It’s Rainer. Carl’s dead. I’ve got the index. And I’ve got the passphrase.”