Paradise Gold: The Mafia and Nazis battle for the biggest prize of World War II (Ben Peters Thriller series Book 2) by Robbie Vic

Author:Robbie, Vic [Robbie, Vic]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780957346468
Publisher: Principium Press
Published: 2015-12-19T18:30:00+00:00

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Fort-de-France, Martinique: Friday, November 14th, 1941

The noise sounded like someone having their entrails forcibly removed. It woke Ben from a fragmented sleep in which he was being pursued by demons so terrifying that even when he opened his eyes he could still see their hideous faces. He groaned. What time was it? He recognised the sound. Had he asked Ronnie to pick him up? Why did she keep pressing on the horn of her little yellow car? He cursed her and felt guilty. Whatever, he had no intention of showing up. He had a massive hangover, a dry one caused by heavy metal. He buried his head under the pillow and hoped she would lose interest. There was no reason for him to go anywhere. There were no deadlines, no timetables and no agenda, and probably no future on the island, and anyway it would be wise not to show his face for a few days. He was attracting too much attention. In a couple of days, he had been kidnapped, almost certainly by the Resistance, and beaten up by Nazis and he wasn’t keen to find out who wanted to abuse him next. Perhaps if he spent the day in bed recovering from his wounds, his cuts and bruises would disappear so he’d no longer look like a mediocre boxer the morning after a hard fight. And he didn’t want to have to explain to Ronnie what had happened. He was beginning to question Smee’s judgement. Did he have any inclination this might happen? But for the intervention of his compatriots, he would have been on a one-way ticket to God knows where.

Thankfully, the noise stopped. She’d obviously got bored waiting for him and had taken off, leaving him to ponder his next moves. With a jackhammer playing a solo on the inside of his skull, the only thing he could think of was when to catch the next plane or boat out. But when…

Having drifted back into sleep, he became aware of an attempt to open the door to his room. A wave of adrenalin rushed through his body, and he made to get out of his bed, but the pain in his head forced him back down. Had the Nazis got the better of the Americans and were back to finish him off? The door wouldn’t open and he was glad the night before he’d locked it before collapsing on his bed. The handle rattled again and pressure was exerted although it didn’t budge and then he heard footsteps walking away. He sighed with relief. Perhaps it was only the maid wanting to clean his room. And he turned over, put a pillow over his head, and tried to get back to sleep.

Footsteps again. Outside the door.

Sounded like two of them. The handle rattled again. A key was inserted in the lock and turned. The door creaked open. Voices. The door closing. Silence.

He lay face down figuring what would be more painful – lifting his head off the pillow or taking another beating?

Footsteps approaching the bed.

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