The Moses Riddle (Thomas McAllister 'Treasure Hunter' Adventure Book 1) by Kingsbury Hunt

Author:Kingsbury, Hunt [Kingsbury, Hunt]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Bimini Road Publishing
Published: 2005-09-24T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 23

Thomas slowed and finally came to a stop about a hundred feet from the helicopter, well out of range of the wash from its mammoth propeller. The Broncos stopped behind the Discovery and the occupants expertly positioned themselves with rifles behind open doors.

The door of the helicopter slid open and a man stepped out. Holding his hat against the gusts created by the propeller, he walked toward Thomas and Arturo until he was clear of the helicopter, and then stopped to assess the situation. He looked beyond the Land Rover at the Broncos, checking their position. He turned back to the helicopter to make sure the road was fully blocked and that the sniper who had been riding with him was out, rifle ready. He did all this as if he owned everything; the vehicles, the helicopter, Mexico, all of it. Only when he felt he had the situation fully under control, just as they’d drawn it on the white-board earlier that day, did he turn his attention back to the Land Rover Discovery.

Silver hair protruded from under his cowboy hat. He wore a tan camel hair blazer over a white oxford cloth shirt, and jeans. He had on cowboy boots and a belt with a slightly oversized belt buckle. He came toward them, but he didn’t walk. He sauntered. He was DJ Warrant, and he knew he’d just stopped a car on a highway in Mexico that contained the most important artifact ever found on the face of the earth. He’d stopped a car that contained the Ark of the Covenant and the Ten Commandments.

He walked right down the center of the road. Beyond him, in the helicopter, Thomas could see a small bald man sitting, typing at a laptop. The cowboy stopped about 20 feet from the Discovery, looked directly at Thomas, and waved him out.

Thomas nodded at Arturo, opened his door and got out. They were in flat desert now, and a hot wind blew across the highway. Thomas stopped five feet in front of the man. Just out of striking distance.

DJ looked at Thomas, smiled, reached into the inside pocket of his blazer, took out a pack of Marlboros and in one blurred motion that Thomas didn’t even completely see he had a cigarette in his mouth and a shiny zippo lighter out to light it.

He looked Thomas in the eye as he lit the cigarette, and said, “You’re bigger, up close. Taller.”

“I’d like to say you look bigger, too, but I’ve never seen a picture of you before, never had you under surveillance, Mr.?”

“You don’t need to know who I am, Thomas McAlister. After today, you’ll never see me again. Nor any of these other men.”

“Disappointing, you’re all so nice. Pleasant. With all your guns and equipment. So I don’t get to know your name. Can I ask what you want with my friend and me?”

“You mean Arturo Bandera? We actually don’t want anything with either of you. We want what you’ve got in the back of that truck, Mr.

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