No Time Like the Past (28 page)

We climbed out. They started their engine.

‘Take us with you,’ I wailed. ‘I have vital information, I know who killed Sennacherib.’

They put the car in gear and drove away. They were laughing their bloody heads off. What happened to ‘Protect and Serve’?

Our doom bore noisily down upon us. There was no escape.

A figure stepped suddenly out of the darkness, giving us both a minor heart attack.

‘Here. I think you might need these.’

He handed me a set of car keys and Leon a torch. ‘Just down that track. Go now.’

I stared at him, amazed. He must have moved like lightning to get here ahead of the others.

‘Ian …’

He held my gaze. ‘One good turn deserves another, Max.’

‘There is a place in historian heaven reserved especially for you.’

‘God, I hope not. The only thing that keeps me going is the thought of an historian-free afterlife. Both of you – get out of here. I’ll deal with this.’

I took his hand. ‘Thank you.’

I caught a brief flash of his rare smile.

‘An honour and a privilege, Max.’

THE END

Published by Accent Press Ltd 2015

ISBN: 9781783759040

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