The Bone Hunters (2015)
“said Barnaby to Ira Dusenberry on the boat’s encrypted satellite phone, “and the Peking Man crate is no longer aboard. It may have been scattered across the seabed when the ship broke up after it was torpedoed. If so, it’ll require a major recovery effort and we will need the cooperation of the Bahamian government.”
“There are new complications,” said Dusenberry. “Apparently, the new prime minister shares certain offshore banking interests with one of the Mexican drug cartels. He may need t...o be spanked before we can deal with him on this.”
“I don’t care if you give him twenty lashes with a sjambok,” said Barnaby. “Just don’t leave us hanging here without support.”
“It’s not as simple as you think,” said Dusenberry. “There are important diplomatic issues involved.”
Dusenberry had just attended a meeting with the president in the Oval Office and had stayed behind for a few moments to savor the majesty of the setting when the call came through.MoreLess
“There are new complications,” said Dusenberry. “Apparently, the new prime minister shares certain offshore banking interests with one of the Mexican drug cartels. He may need t...o be spanked before we can deal with him on this.”
“I don’t care if you give him twenty lashes with a sjambok,” said Barnaby. “Just don’t leave us hanging here without support.”
“It’s not as simple as you think,” said Dusenberry. “There are important diplomatic issues involved.”
Dusenberry had just attended a meeting with the president in the Oval Office and had stayed behind for a few moments to savor the majesty of the setting when the call came through.MoreLess
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