fixer

“You are the fixer,” one of the crew said.

Last week the BBC exposed Kurdish crime fixers who claimed to be able to make £60,000 illegal working fines disappear.

For much of the 20th century, Cowley operated as a kind of literary fixer, a man who knew how to work the publishing system, create reputations and shape public taste.

Many will seek out a local fixer to translate, arrange interviews, navigate the war zone and secure food and lodging.

Others were open about their fees, saying a network of fixers would also get a cut.