‘Besides,’ Goliath said with a malevolent grin, ‘men like us know how dangerous talking to the wrong people can be for our health.’
In other words, if Livingstone ratted Goliath out, he wouldn’t live long enough to testify. That was fine. Goliath knew it worked both ways.
‘So, you killed him because he might have talked, not because you didn’t like him?’ Livingstone said.
Goliath nodded. ‘Yes, that’s why I killed Tyrone. He had a big mouth, and he would have sold me out to the Feds the first time that he got himself into trouble. So, you see, despite my reputation for being a little crazy, which I am very happy to encourage, I can assure you that there is always method to my madness.’
‘I believe you,” Livingstone said,’ and he did.
‘Good,’ Goliath said with a contented sigh. ‘So, shall we finally get down to business? Tell me, how can I be of service to you?’
‘It’s very simple,’ Livingstone said, knocking back his drink and holding the glass out for a refill, ‘I want you to come down to London and start a war for me.’
DCI Tyler Thriller series
UNLAWFULLY AT LARGE
The second exciting instalment in the DCI Tyler Thriller series.
Claude Winston has been on remand for the past two months awaiting trial for the attempted murder of two police officers. The evidence against him is overwhelming and he knows that he's looking at spending the rest of his life behind bars.
When the unthinkable happens, and an opportunity to escape arises, Winston seizes it with both hands, leaving an ugly trail of death and destruction in his wake.
DCI Jack Tyler and his partner, DI Tony Dillon, are the murder squad officers who sent Winston to prison, and now that he's unlawfully at large it's up to them to recapture him before he can be smuggled abroad to begin a new life in a country without an extradition treaty.
It soon becomes apparent that this is not going to be easy; faced with a wall of silence on the streets, and having very few leads to follow, Tyler and Dillon find themselves being run into the ground as they battle against the clock to locate Winston before he slips out of their grasp for good.
As the chase goes down to the wire, and things become increasingly frantic, Tyler realises that he is going to have to pull something pretty special out of the bag if he is to prevent Winston from getting away.
