The Lost Testament

53

‘You can call our man in Cairo and tell him that the target’s in Madrid,’ the Englishman said the moment Morini answered his call, ‘so they can stop looking for him anywhere in Egypt.’

‘How did you find out?’ the Italian asked.

‘He used a credit card to make a purchase at a shop in the city, and we traced him from that.’

‘That sounds as if it might have been a big mistake,’ Morini suggested.

‘I’m not so sure. What he did might have been deliberate, or perhaps he decided that staying hidden didn’t matter any longer. We think he could be intending to go public with the relic quite soon, in which case the whole world will know where he is. And what he’s trying to sell.’

‘Then I hope you can locate him before that happens.’