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AFTERMATH
OF A
PRINCESS
by Lee Edgar


© Lee Edgar 1997


Published and Printed by
RegentLane Ltd
Devonshire Road Industrial Estate
Millom, Cumbria LA18 4JS
All Rights Reserved
ISBN 1 900821 16 8

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other books in this series
Requiem for a Princess
Aftermath of a Princess
Escape Unto Death




FRIDAY 20th AUGUST - 1400 hrs.

The ruins of the city once known as Gay Paris cast long shadows as the sun rose behind them.
Everywhere, there was destruction and not a sign of life was evident as the helicopter gunship flew low across
the bloated Seine.
Inside, a man in his late twenties put his head into the cockpit. ‘How long do you reckon, Frank?’
 The pilot shrugged and looked at his watch. ‘Most part of an hour, I guess.’ He looked up. ‘If they leave us
alone that long.’
‘Any sign of them yet?’
His eyes searched the empty sky. ‘No, but they’re around somewhere - I feel it in my bones. To be
perfectly honest, I’m surprised they have let us get this far.’
‘Perhaps they don’t know we’re here yet,’ suggested a young woman who had also come forward.
‘Don’t you believe it, Miss Gillian. If I know the Russians, they’ll know we’re here all right. For some reason,
they seem to be letting us through.’
The young woman looked at Roger Blackman. ‘Will we be in time?’
‘I hope so. I would hate to lose Suzette after all she’s been through.’
The pilot turned his head slightly. ‘If you don’t mind my saying so, Mr Blackman, that sister of yours is one
tough little cookie. She don’t kill easy.’
Roger smiled. ‘I hope you’re right, Frank. I do hope you’re right.’
No-one said anymore for a while as they passed over the winding Seine once more and then crossed the