Chapter Twenty-Five – The Hero
Half an hour later, they knew the aircraft holding Horace was not going to Madeira. It left that lovely island well to starboard and continued on its way south.
“It must be going to the Canary Islands. I wonder if Beckmann has some property there,” Aubrey mused.
Sergeant Daniels heard him and replied, “I’ll see if we can find out. I’m sure the Inland Revenue Tax Fraud boys will be able to help with that.”
They could, and they did. Their records indicated Beckmann had bought a large villa in Tenerife, situated fairly high up at the end of a private road. It wasn’t far from the little town of Guia de Isora in the southwest of the island. They even had a copy of the sales brochure from the estate agent who had sold it to him.
Aubrey was impressed and elated
