Cold Shot by Mark Henshaw

Author:Mark Henshaw [Henshaw, Mark]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Touchstone
Published: 2014-05-20T00:00:00+00:00

CIA Director’s Conference Room

Drescher walked in, a stack of Styrofoam trays in hand, which he set on the table. “Breakfast, ladies and gentlemen, courtesy of the director’s chef. Poached eggs Erato with crab and hollandaise. Bagels and lox for the kosher among us. Either way, it beats a load of sugar bombs and coffee from the Dunkin’ Donuts in the cafeteria.”

“Don’t be so sure about that,” one of the junior analysts muttered as he fought his way through the crowd to the table and took his tray.

“Gratitude, children, gratitude,” Drescher counseled. “I’ve been gone fifteen minutes. Somebody tell me something new?” The group muttered, mouths full of food, but it was apparent no one had anything to report. The senior watch officer frowned, scanned the group, and noticed one analyst in the far corner, disconnected from his surroundings. He was a young black man, business-casual dress, focused on his computer screen. Drescher wandered over and looked past his shoulder at the monitor.

“What’ve you got for me, Holland?”

The analyst looked up for a half second, then put his eyes back on the screen. “The records of all the companies that secured bonds to cover any IRISL cargo ships transiting to Venezuela in the last year.”

“And?” Drescher asked.

“I don’t know if it’s worth anything.”

“Show me,” Drescher ordered.

Holland pointed at the screen. Drescher leaned over and stared at the records, then squeezed the younger man’s shoulder. “For that, you get to miss breakfast. Come with me.”

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