The Dirt Peddler (2016)
““Bernadine Press,” a pleasant female voice answered after the first ring.
“Is Mr.…Bernadine in, please?” I asked. I would normally have assumed Bernadine Press was just a generic name, but Tunderew had referred to the publisher as “Bernadine,” so… “Senior or Junior?”
There are two of them?
“Senior, please.” I hoped I sounded as though I had known all along.
“May I tell him who’s calling?”
“My name is Hardesty. Dick Hardesty.”
“And may I ask what company you are with?”
“Hardesty Investigations.”...
“One moment, Mr. Hardesty.” There was a click and then the sounds of Vivaldi’s “Four Seasons.”
Well, the place has class, I decided.
A moment later, another click and a male voice, “Donald Bernadine.”
I introduced myself as a private investigator and explained that I would like to speak with him about one of his authors, Tony T. Tunderew. I didn’t mention I was working for Tunderew. I could do that later.
“I do not discuss our professional associations,”MoreLess
“Is Mr.…Bernadine in, please?” I asked. I would normally have assumed Bernadine Press was just a generic name, but Tunderew had referred to the publisher as “Bernadine,” so… “Senior or Junior?”
There are two of them?
“Senior, please.” I hoped I sounded as though I had known all along.
“May I tell him who’s calling?”
“My name is Hardesty. Dick Hardesty.”
“And may I ask what company you are with?”
“Hardesty Investigations.”...
“One moment, Mr. Hardesty.” There was a click and then the sounds of Vivaldi’s “Four Seasons.”
Well, the place has class, I decided.
A moment later, another click and a male voice, “Donald Bernadine.”
I introduced myself as a private investigator and explained that I would like to speak with him about one of his authors, Tony T. Tunderew. I didn’t mention I was working for Tunderew. I could do that later.
“I do not discuss our professional associations,”MoreLess
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