Sisterhood 07 - Free Fall by Fern Michaels

Author:Fern Michaels
Language: es
Format: mobi
Publisher: Zebra
Published: 2007-09-30T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 14

While the snow fell outside the farmhouse in Virginia, Charles called the meeting to order. Two stacks of folders sat in the middle of the table. The women looked at them curiously. In the past, when they were preparing for the crunch before a mission, they were given one single-colored folder. Their curiosity caused them to squirm in their chairs as they tried to anticipate whatever it was Charles was going to tell them.

Charles reached for the folders and placed them directly in front of him. He spoke rapidly, his words clear and concise. “When the storm passes and the roads are clear, Myra and Annie will leave for California to set up shop at the Beverly Hills Hotel. They will lay the groundwork for their meeting with Michael Lyons. With just weeks till the Academy Awards, everything must be in place. We’ve alerted the appropriate gossip columnists that both ladies are there to back several high-budget films. One strong possibility is the new James Bond series if the studio can get Lyons to sign on for the role. The studios will be clamoring for their attention. The papers will carry articles and interviews every day until the rest of you arrive. By the time you get there, Myra and Annie will be household names in the industry.

“An old and dear friend, retired from the SIS in England, called me last evening when I put out word I needed his help. To you that means the British Secret Intelligence Service. My friend has been visiting his brother who lives in California. He is now actively on our limited payroll. He and a few operatives of his choosing will conduct surveillance on Mr. Lyons, who, by the way, has returned to the States weeks ahead of schedule. It would seem that Mr. Lyons has been under the watchful eye of my countrymen for some time. No one as yet has been able to tell me exactly why. I do not know if this is true or not, but if it is, we have to work quickly if we want to get to him first.

“That’s another way, ladies, of saying we have our work cut out for us on this particular mission. I want to show you the headline in yesterday’s paper.” Charles pressed the remote in his hand and one of the oversize monitors overhead came to life with the front page of the Los Angeles Times. The women gasped as the black headline took over the large screen.

THE LYON ROARS!

Underneath the bold black words, above the fold, was a shot of Michael Lyons with his clenched fist in the air.

“He’s thanking the Academy for the nomination of Best Actor in that photograph. His picture was nominated for eleven awards. The smart money says they’ll take all eleven Oscars. They also say he’s a hair away from signing on to be the next James Bond. Annie and Myra will be standing in line to offer their backing if he signs. I’m only guessing at this, but I suspect this is how he came under the SIS’s radar screen.

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