Deadly Diamonds by John Dobbyn

Author:John Dobbyn
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Oceanview Publishing
Published: 1996-09-15T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO

It was a two-horse race, and my money was on Chuck Dixon to crack first. There was, however, no point in babysitting the phone. Given the tight lips I’d run into on the Irish side of this weeklong debacle, the odds were against either of them cracking the wall of silence.

That’s why I was surprised when I got back to the office to hear from Julie that the phone had been ringing like a telethon. It was the same voice each time, but no name and no callback number. The second surprise was that when I answered the next ring myself, I recognized the voice of Bob Murphy—not Chuck Dixon. Live and learn.

“Mr. Knight, don’t use any names. You know who this is?”

“I do. Go, Paws.”

I figured the mention of the Northeastern University mascot, Paws the Husky, would establish contact without compromising anyone.

“I need to see you. Has the other guy called?”

“Nope. You won the race. If you give me something worth it, you’ve got me in your corner.”

There was a pause while he seemed to be weighing what he had to give against what I could do for him. That latter was a mystery to both of us, and I let it hang that way.

“Okay, let’s talk.”

“Shoot. You have my full attention.”

“Not here. I can’t over the phone. Will you meet me tonight?”

“Done. Where and when?”

“Midnight. You know that strip of land off Storrow Drive just below the Hatch Shell?”

“I do. Beside the Charles River.”

“Right. There’s a bench under some trees. I’ll be there at midnight.”

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