Life comes cheap in certain parts of Mexico. And they are threatening to send more of them plus other anatomical parts if Carl doesn’t cough up the dinero. Carl already has one of Erica’s fingers that the kidnapers sent to him to show that they are not just playing. When Barney hears the amount, he doubts that Carl can come up with it but Carl says he can, but don’t ask how.Ĭarl just wants someone reliable to make the drop with him in Mexico City in case things go sideways.
Now Barney has been through some stuff and he’s kind of laying low and doesn’t want to get involved with gonzo stuff like this but he asks Carl how much they want for ransom. Carl knows that Barney is a master at Gun Work and Carl reaches out to him. It appears that Carl’s wife Erica has been snatched by some low-lives in Mexico and they want one million dollars for her return. It doesn’t make people friends but some people use a life-saving event as a “you owe me this buddy” and when things get hinky in their lives, they reach out. In war, things like that happen all the time. It was one of those things where Carl saved Barney’s life in a tight situation. There is this guy named Carl Ledbetter who did a tour in Iraq with a guy named Barney. One of his best novels, and he has a few, is called Gun Work.
But those readers who are in the know have read his “splatterpunk” stories. Schow is one of those writers that not enough people have heard of.
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