‘I’m just putting you through.’ Mariner pressed the button that would record the call, and prompt the team working in the next room to begin tracing it. ‘This is DI Mariner,’ he said, his heart thumping in his chest. ‘I’ve got baby Jessica,’ said a deep, disembodied voice. ‘I’m sorry, could you r...
‘You have some news, Inspector?’ His hope was palpable. If he was covering up he was doing a brilliant acting job. ‘No, I’m sorry, Mr Akram. But I do need to speak to you again. I wondered if I could meet you at your home. You may prefer to speak to us without your wife.’ ‘Why would I want to do ...
First Mariner arranged them in chronological order, starting from when he’d have been about three months old. There were apologies from her to begin with for not having responded sooner to a letter Ryland must have sent: ‘. . . but you wouldn’t believe how much time a new baby takes up. Not much ...