Shadow Zone by Iris Johansen;Roy Johansen
Author:Iris Johansen;Roy Johansen
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Suspense fiction, Mystery & Detective, Crime, Antiquities, General, Mystery fiction, Theft, Thrillers, Suspense, Underwater exploration, Fiction, Women archaeologists
ISBN: 9780312611606
Publisher: Macmillan
Published: 2010-07-20T05:00:00+00:00
A half hour later, Hannah was still nursing her first beer while she watched Eugenia down her third beer-and-whiskey-shot combo. A folk trio was performing in the wood-paneled bar, almost completely drowned out by the boisterous local crowd.
âYou seriously need to catch up.â Eugenia wiped the foam off her upper lip.
âIt wouldnât matter,â Hannah said. âAlcohol doesnât work on me when Iâm angry. Iâm lucky that way. Or unlucky, depending how you look at it.â
âDefinitely unlucky. So what are you going to do about those subs?â
Hannah leaned back in her chair. âIgnore it for now. Itâs the Navyâs problem, not mine. We have to stay focused on whatâs happening here.â
âYouâre going to help them, Hannah. You know it, and I know it.â
âWhy do you say that? They betrayed me. They hung me out to dry.â
âAh, but those vessels are still your children. Bastard children, perhaps, but theyâre still mostly yours. I donât believe youâll turn your back on them.â
She scowled as she took another drink. âWell, maybe not. But Iâll still make the Navy and AquaCorp sweat a little.â
âGood. I approve.â She leaned back in the booth. âThe decision is made. Now relax and enjoy yourself for a little while before we go back to the house.â She studied Hannah. âThis episode has given me a new viewpoint on you. Iâve thought of you as an explorer and inventor. I always knew you were a powerhouse, but it never occurred to me that you could be very important to the military.â
âI try not to be. Iâve worked for them before. Hell, theyâre an important factor in my profession. But I try to avoid it whenever possible.â Her lips tightened. âBecause of stupid mistakes like this.â
âNo idealistic attitude about military use?â
âItâs my country. The military protect my country. If they start going down a path I think is wrong, then Iâll have to think again.â She shook her head. âThough the military have their own bureaucracy thatâs positively maddening. But itâs not as bad as the government red tape.â
âStill, you put up with it. You could go anywhere in the world and write your own ticket. I do believe you may be a patriot.â
She shrugged. âWe make mistakes, but we have a fine, basic structure to correct them. That gives us a better chance than any other country in the world.â She paused. âAnd thatâs worth fighting for. Yes, Iâm a patriot.â She glanced at Eugenia. âYou live and work in the U.S. You must think weâre okay.â
Eugenia nodded. âIâve always liked your country. Itâs dynamic. I envy you. Kirov and I really no longer have a country. I wasnât wanted in the country after I left the KGB. He was on the run for so long that when he could return to Russia, there was nothing left there for him.â
âKirov can take care of himself.â She smiled at Eugenia. âAnd I refuse to feel sorry for you. No one is more successful or has a better time than you.â
âOh, yes.â She took another sip of beer.
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