The press officer had called the appeal to a sudden halt after Mallender’s admission that the cases may be connected for fear of the journalists concocting a serial killer angle. ‘It needed saying,’ Coupland had said supportively when they were away from the glare of the cameras, but he knew Mall...
It was an internal call, the duty sergeant informing her that somebody by the name of Charlie…. ‘I know the name,’ she interrupted, ‘tell her I’ll be right down.’ The size of the woman waiting in reception came as a shock. She was larger than the person Alex remembered passing in reception the pr...
I’m careful as I get out of Ken’s cab to turn my face away so Tam doesn’t see me if he looks out through the café window. I wanted to go see him but Ken talked me out of it; the more people I speak to, he reminded me, the higher my chances of being picked up by the cops. He’s right, I know that, ...