Island of Secrets by Jeffrey Siger

Author:Jeffrey Siger
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Sourcebooks
Published: 2020-01-12T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

Toni’s hotel-room line rang four times before Yianni heard a fumbling, “Hello?”

“I’ve been trying to reach you on your mobile for a half hour.”

“There’s a simple and obvious explanation for that,” said Toni. “I turn off my mobile when I want to sleep, and turn it back on when I don’t. Why do people have such trouble remembering that basic principle?”

“The receptionist at your hotel wouldn’t put me through to you on the house phone.”

“Thank you for reminding me to tip her.”

“I had to find the owner to get him to ring you.”

“So much for his tip,” she yawned. “Okay, my love, now that you have me, why don’t you get to your earth-shattering news.”

“We have to meet.”

“Is it passion or professional?”

“Professional.”

“Oh.”

“Not that I’m averse to the former.”

“I guess that’s some consolation. What’s it about?”

“I’ll tell you when we see you.”

“We?”

“Yes, Andreas and I.”

“Hey, if this is about last night with his wife—”

Yianni cut her off. “Let’s not talk about this over the phone. We’ll see you at your place in the harbor in thirty minutes. Okay?”

“No, everyone on the island will see me meeting with you. My crook contacts might get the crazy idea I’m actually chummy with the police.”

“Well, we have to meet.”

“Okay, I get that. Let’s do it at the cafenion next to the police station. There’s an upstairs no one ever uses. We should have it to ourselves.”

“Fine, see you there in thirty minutes. Bye.”

Yianni waited for her to say something. All he heard was a click.

* * *

Toni was waiting upstairs when Andreas arrived at the cafenion.

“You’re prompt for a Greek,” smiled Andreas.

“That’s because I’m Greek in spirit, not genetically.”

He chuckled. “We do seem to lack that punctuality bit of DNA.”

“Where’s Yianni?”

“Downstairs getting us coffee. Would you like one?”

She held up a cup. “Already set, thanks.” She bit at her lip. “I hope I didn’t somehow create a problem for you and your wife last night. She’s really a great lady and we had a good but wholly innocent time.”

Andreas smiled. “I know. She feels the same way about you. I practically had to handcuff her to keep her from following us here, but I told her it was official police business and she couldn’t be involved.”

“That sounds ominous.”

Yianni stepped into the room from the stairs. “Are you talking about me?”

“No,” said Toni, “then I’d have said obvious.”

Yianni feigned a smile as he handed Andreas a coffee. “I see you and I are back to our normal routine.”

“Yes, you try being cute, and me burying you.”

“Okay, kids, playtime’s over.” Andreas sat across from Toni at a four-top hardwood table, and Yianni sat between them.

Andreas leaned in toward Toni. “You guessed right. This is about last night, but not about anything you or Lila did. It’s about the man with the knife.”

“You’re not going to arrest him, are you? He’s just distraught.”

“I seriously doubt that either you or I are competent to make that determination, but this isn’t about arresting him. It’s about your helping

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