The Missing Diary

Copyright © 2023 Tasmin Turner Tasmin Turner asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work. EBOOK ISBN 978-1-9911924-0-0 All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means including photocopying, recording, information storage and retrieval systems, or otherwise, without prior permission in writing from the author, with the exception of a book reviewer, who may quote short excerpts in a review. This book is a work of fiction. Unless otherwise indicated, all the names, characters, organizations, places, events and incidents in this book are either the product of the author’s imagination or used in a fictitious manner and are not to be construed as real. Any resemblance to actual events or persons, living or dead, or organizations, is fictionalized or coincidental. For any inquiries regarding this book, please email: [email protected] Also available as a print on demand book ISBN 978-1-9911924-1-7 For more information see www.wish-books.com Cover Design by ebooklaunch.com People Angela Keys, Office Assistant, OIDC (the Organization for International Development and Coordination) Caitlin (Kit) Chase, lawyer from New Zealand working in the Office of the Chief International Prosecutor in OIDC, Pristina, Kosovo Dasham Raco, boss of an organized crime group running guns, drugs and extortion rackets in Kosovo Don Edgson, canine-unit leader and general dog handler, US military officer on secondment to EUFOR Enver Raco, Dasham Raco’s nephew and accomplice Eva Refazo, chief international prosecutor, OIDC Frank Stanton, US Ambassador to Kosovo Gregor Petri, a major from the Romanian military on secondment to EUFOR Jacob Mueller, former German ambassador, heading the Organization for International Development and Coordination in Kosovo, the OIDC Jyoti Prabhu, International Coroner, Pristina Matthew (Matt) Hackman, major in the Special Investigations Branch, British Military Police, EUFOR Merita Shala, a former Kosovo policewoman and associate of Dasham Raco Miloš Mandić, representative from the National Assembly in Belgrade Owen Reese, sergeant in Special Investigations Branch of the British Military Police with EUFOR Rosalyn Chase, Kit’s mother in New Zealand Sergei Sokolov, attaché with the Russian Liaison Office, Pristina Vasha Blaku, confidential informant in criminal investigations Vernon Chase, Kit’s estranged father. who moved to Australia for a position as a defense contractor. Visar Dreshaj, Pristina politician, Foreign Minister, and former commander in the Kosovo Liberation Army Xander Willis, Kit’s fiancé in New Zealand Animals Bambino, Eva’s terrier cross rescue dog Max, Belgium Tervuren canine unit member Places All Gem Hotel, a luxury hotel, Pristina, Kosovo Belgrade, capital city of the Republic of Serbia Black and White Café, a café in mid-town Pristina The Boom Boom Room, a Pristina night club Camp Prizren, German military Contents Prologue Chapter One Chapter Two Chapter Three Chapter Four Chapter Five Chapter Six Chapter Seven Chapter Eight Chapter Nine Chapter Ten Chapter Eleven Chapter Twelve Chapter Thirteen Chapter Fourteen Chapter Fifteen Chapter Sixteen Chapter Seventeen Chapter Eighteen Chapter Nineteen Chapter Twenty Chapter Twenty-One Chapter Twenty-Two Chapter Twenty-Three Chapter Twenty-Four More Books by Tasmin Turner About Tasmin Turner Author’s Note Prologue Written by a woman in love with two men. When did my love for my two brother warriors begin? Only weeks or months ago, but it seems that I have known them forever. These lovers have made prisoners of my heart and drawn blood. Peace and war, love and hatred are closer than I ever dreamed possible. God only knows where this story will end. Only writing consoles me. My two sacred brothers of the blood I call by their nicknames, their Chapter One St Heliers Auckland, New Zealand “You can’t be serious,” said Xander as he tossed the letter down. The blue logo smacked of it being official. His normally relaxed features were taut. “You’re not going.” “Don’t tell me what to do.” Caitlin’s bright blue eyes blazed. “This is my big opportunity,” she said, desperate for a new role now she no longer worked as an associate at the Crown Law Prosecutor. “I won’t get another chance to be an international prosecutor.” “Assistant