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The Watchman (Marc Portman #1) The Watchman by Adrian Magson
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“We all work for money,’ I told her. ‘Me, you, Tober here — and Vale. But some people have the luxury of being able to dress it up in things like duty, honour or patriotism.”
Adrian Magson, The Watchman
“But the law doesn’t control Tijuana, the cartels do. It makes the threat level real and unpredictable. We’ve lost good men down there; men who happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. I don’t want to lose any more.”
Adrian Magson, The Watchman
“what I do, unseen and often unknown by high-value assets whose people want protection without the high visibility of a gorilla in a suit.”
Adrian Magson, The Watchman
“Picking up on a tail is never easy. Forget what they tell you in books or films. The shop window trick is only good in a deserted street with few pedestrians. Too much vehicle or pedestrian movement is unhelpful clutter.”
Adrian Magson, The Watchman
“The whole point about staying out of trouble in hostile territory is to avoid attracting attention and keep moving; once you stop you’re at a disadvantage.”
Adrian Magson, The Watchman