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Chapters (82)
  1. Title Page
  2. Copyright Notice
  3. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  4. ONE
  5. TWO
  6. THREE
  7. FOUR
  8. FIVE
  9. SIX
  10. SEVEN
  11. EIGHT
  12. NINE
  13. TEN
  14. ELEVEN
  15. TWELVE
  16. THIRTEEN
  17. FOURTEEN
  18. FIFTEEN
  19. SIXTEEN
  20. SEVENTEEN
  21. EIGHTEEN
  22. NINETEEN
  23. TWENTY
  24. TWENTY-ONE
  25. TWENTY-TWO
  26. TWENTY-THREE
  27. TWENTY-FOUR
  28. TWENTY-FIVE
  29. TWENTY-SIX
  30. TWENTY-SEVEN
  31. TWENTY-EIGHT
  32. TWENTY-NINE
  33. THIRTY
  34. THIRTY-ONE
  35. THIRTY-TWO
  36. THIRTY-THREE
  37. THIRTY-FOUR
  38. THIRTY-FIVE
  39. THIRTY-SIX
  40. THIRTY-SEVEN
  41. THIRTY-EIGHT
  42. THIRTY-NINE
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  47. FORTY-FOUR
  48. FORTY-FIVE
  49. FORTY-SIX
  50. FORTY-SEVEN
  51. FORTY-EIGHT
  52. FORTY-NINE
  53. FIFTY
  54. FIFTY-ONE
  55. FIFTY-TWO
  56. FIFTY-THREE
  57. FIFTY-FOUR
  58. FIFTY-FIVE
  59. FIFTY-SIX
  60. FIFTY-SEVEN
  61. FIFTY-EIGHT
  62. FIFTY-NINE
  63. SIXTY
  64. SIXTY-ONE
  65. SIXTY-TWO
  66. SIXTY-THREE
  67. SIXTY-FOUR
  68. SIXTY-FIVE
  69. SIXTY-SIX
  70. SIXTY-SEVEN
  71. SIXTY-EIGHT
  72. SIXTY-NINE
  73. SEVENTY
  74. SEVENTY-ONE
  75. SEVENTY-TWO
  76. SEVENTY-THREE
  77. SEVENTY-FOUR
  78. SEVENTY-FIVE
  79. SEVENTY-SIX
  80. Praise for Blood in the Water
  81. ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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“Nothing,” Toby said. “He hasn’t been in the office for days. I can’t guarantee that he won’t be in later today, though. And if he does stop by, there isn’t anything I can do to keep him from seeing what’s happening.”

“I understand,” Soh said. “There is nothing that he will be able to do at that point.”

The line went dead. If there had ever been any question in Toby’s mind who was in charge, that question had been answered. Toby looked out at the harbor. The traffic was already starting to choke the waterways. Shipping had slowed during the cold spell, and once shippers understood that the worst of the weather was over, the number of ships seeking entry had grown exponentially. Normally, Cormack and Toby would have facilitated an orderly process that kept traffic on the water manageable. Instead, Toby had scheduled all of the ships to arrive in a two-hour period. It was already causing confusion and anger among the captains. The radio on the desk blared continually with skippers seeking clarification.

Toby had betrayed them all, he knew. He opened a drawer and pulled out a hammer. He looked at the radio and slammed the hammer down on it, cracking it. He took three more swings until it lay in pieces. It was just as well, he thought. At least he wouldn’t be tempted to bring order to the situation.

SIXTY-FOUR

Soh pulled Juan Suarez aside after the meeting with Javier Carpio was over. “There is something you need to do,” he said.

“After the attack is over?” Suarez asked.

“No, now.”

Suarez looked confused. “But we are headed to the courthouse now. I am in charge of those with the backpacks.”

“I will oversee the boys with the backpacks,” Soh said. “That is not a problem. I can see to that and still make sure that the courthouse is targeted. There is something that is even more important that I need you to do.”

“What is it?”

“I am concerned,” Soh said. “Even after we are successful, it will take weeks before the shipments from Carpio’s contacts begin to arrive. And it will be weeks after that before we have the kind of money that we truly need to make sure that no one can challenge us along the water. If Cormack O’Connell is still operating during that time—still fighting—we are not assured of what we need.”