Going Dark (Thorn Mysteries)
“Marta spoke to Angie Stevens on the phone, passed on Frank’s message, then she excused herself to take a bathroom break.
“Alone at last,” Nicole said.
“A software bomb. You know what that is?”
Nicole said of course she knew what a software bomb was. Frank explained the rest of it. Malicious code that seemed harmless, possibly a red herring, something to waste their time. Which raised the likelihood that still more code was hidden somewhere in the power plant’s network.
While she was digesting t...hat, he told her about the Keys water pipeline. Saying it sounded like Wally was still in the vicinity.
That got a scornful frown. “That’s not how he works. The raid on Prince Key spooked them. The Chee boys are long gone.”
“You’re positive? You know these guys so well you can predict what they’ll do next?”
A flush crept into her cheeks. With a tone he hadn’t before heard from her, as if she were indulging an addled child, she said, “The Keys pipeline thing, that could have been on a time delay, too.MoreLess
“Alone at last,” Nicole said.
“A software bomb. You know what that is?”
Nicole said of course she knew what a software bomb was. Frank explained the rest of it. Malicious code that seemed harmless, possibly a red herring, something to waste their time. Which raised the likelihood that still more code was hidden somewhere in the power plant’s network.
While she was digesting t...hat, he told her about the Keys water pipeline. Saying it sounded like Wally was still in the vicinity.
That got a scornful frown. “That’s not how he works. The raid on Prince Key spooked them. The Chee boys are long gone.”
“You’re positive? You know these guys so well you can predict what they’ll do next?”
A flush crept into her cheeks. With a tone he hadn’t before heard from her, as if she were indulging an addled child, she said, “The Keys pipeline thing, that could have been on a time delay, too.MoreLess
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