The Keys of Hell
“In the light of the shaded lamp, a British Admiralty chart of the Drin Gulf area of the Albanian coast was unfolded across the table. Chavasse and Orsini leaned over it and Francesca sat beside them.“The Buene River runs down to the coast from Lake Scutari, or Shkoder, as they call it these days,” Orsini said.“What about these coastal marshes? Are they as bad as Francesca says?”Orsini nodded. “One hell of a place. A maze of narrow channels, saltwater lagoons and malaria-infested swamps. Unless ...you knew where to look, you could search for a year for that launch and never find it.”“Anyone living there?”“A few fishermen and wildfowlers, mainly geghs. The Reds haven’t done too well in those parts. The whole area’s always been a sort of refuge for people on the run.”“You know it well?”Orsini grinned. “I’d say I’ve made the run into those marshes at least half a dozen times this year. Penicillin, sulphonamide, guns, nylons. There’s a lot of money to be made and the Albanian navy can’t do much to stop it.”“Still a risky business, though.”“For amateurs, anything is risky.”MoreLess
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