Chapter Seven
Turbocharged.
Following the app’s coordinates, I navigated the empty roads to Clapham and tried to recall what I knew about the area. The district sat southwest of the river in the Borough of Lambeth. It included the vast park area of The Common and Old Town, a region with roots going back to Roman times. Today, most people saw the district only when they passed through the busy transport hub at Clapham Junction.
As my GPS led me into a narrow side street called Maidenhead Row just off the High Street, it all seemed unremarkable and, at this hour, mostly deserted. I passed a couple of kebab shops, a gas station and a short row of terraced houses. Certainly, nothing that screamed “kidnappers’ hideout.”
Further along, I found several industrial-type buildings and empty lots
