Berry, Steve - Cotton Malone 14 - The Malta Exchange by Berry Steve

Author:Berry, Steve [Berry, Steve]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: St. Martin's Press

Luke recalled what Spagna had said about his people and conclave preparations. The Entity would possess all of the necessary expertise to ensure that secrecy was maintained. And who better than the Lord’s Own to protect the faithful.

The door opened and Spagna returned.

Alone.

Now his feelings were hurt.

“Where’s Laura?” he asked.

“She’ll be back shortly.”

“Is she in trouble with the boss?”

“I imagine that’s a situation you are quite familiar with.”

He grinned. “I’ve had my share of trouble.”

“I bet you have. When she gets back, I’ll need you both to take care of a situation that has arisen.”

The rain had eased but was still drizzling down.

“I’m trying to find my man who has Cardinal Gallo contained,” Spagna said. “But I’m having trouble making contact. He was headed toward St. Thomas Bay, to a local clockmaker’s shop. I need you both to go there and see what’s happening.”

“You think there’s a problem?”

“I have one of those bad feelings.”

He’d heard that before from Stephanie, and though he’d learned to trust her instincts, this guy was a stranger.

“I have to check in with my boss,” Luke made clear. “And that’s not a request. If you have a problem with that, then I’m out of here.”

“Your supervisor is on a helicopter headed toward Rome, unavailable at the moment. Cotton Malone and the temporary head of the Knights of Malta are with her. You should know that the temporary head is the twin brother of Cardinal Gallo.”

“Aren’t you a wealth of information,” he noted.

“That’s my job and, you’re right, I lied earlier. I don’t have Stephanie Nelle’s okay to use your services. But I’ll obtain it the moment it’s possible. I do have permission to use Ms. Price, though. So for the moment, it’s your call to stay or go. Make up your mind.”

“Why aren’t you working the conclave?”

“My people are preparing things as we speak.”

“And here you are. On a treasure hunt. Makes a fellow wonder.”

“Ever heard of multitasking?”

Luke rose from the table and tossed away the paper remnants from his supper into a trash can.

“There’s a car downstairs, parked across the street. A green Toyota. Here are the keys.” Spagna laid them on the table, along with a cell phone. “The directions to where you need to go are loaded on the map app. If you’re in, head there when Ms. Price returns. If not, give both to her. She’ll handle it. Either the both of you or her alone, find Gallo and my man and don’t let them out of your sight. Call me when you have them. My number is also loaded in the phone as number 1 on speed dial.”

Spagna left the apartment.

Bossy guy.

He had no choice. Which Spagna well knew. He had to stay. But now he had a cell phone. So he grabbed the unit and punched in the Magellan Billet emergency contact number. The phone did not connect. Instead, a message displayed that read INTERNATIONAL SERVICE NOT AVAILABLE.

He smiled.

Spagna was no fool.

He decided a trip to the head was in order.

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