Liddell shrugged. “It’s the only address in the book that has any remote connection with the Queen’s itinerary.” He studied the address again. “But what the connection is, I don’t have any idea.”
Queen’s“Maybe Curaçao is where they bring the diamonds aboard.”
Liddell considered it, frowned. “Why? If the stuff is coming from South America, we stop at La Guaira. That’s South America, isn’t it? Wouldn’t that be more logical?”
“Curaçao’s a free port. Getting articles of value into and out of a free port is a lot simpler than getting them into and out of a place like Venezuela with its customs regulations. That’s doubling the risk,” the captain pointed out.
“And somehow Landers comes across the name of Reyder. In what connection? As an informer, or as one of the ring?”
The captain shrugged
