The DCI decided to go into the office for a couple of hours, despite having been given these few days off. James was going to go home and put a wash on, get some food in for dinner and have it ready for when she returned. Dani was actually beginning to recogn...
She’d set up her laptop and phone on the kitchen table of Oak Lodge. Whilst she worked, James flitted in and out, with a pair of dirty overalls on. He was currently clearing the outhouses and garage. All sorts of interesting objects had turned up. Amongst which, was an ancient Singer...
‘The house in Dalkeith is still leased to Eric. But I can’t see him going back there in a hurry, not when people think he’s most likely got off on a technicality. Sally has advised him to rent a flat in the city, somewhere anonymous. He should receive compensation for the period he ...
They’d received a call from the East Renfrewshire Constabulary late that afternoon. Only a handful of officers were left on their floor at headquarters. The DC she spoke to then e-mailed over a series of photographs. Bevan had printed them off and was carrying them in her briefcase right now. ...
Not until the sound of the front door opening filled the old house did she realise they were back. She got to her feet, hoping desperately that Lee wasn’t still in the building somewhere. ‘Thank you so much for the coffee Sylvie. Now, I’d better get going.’ ...
He also looked pissed-off. Bevan had expressly requested that her DC not be required to take part in last night’s search. Calder was clearly very unhappy about this. It was fairly obvious every other officer had attended the call out but him. In the heat of the moment, Dani suspected she’d made a...
You’ve sure got a problem with using official channels.’ Sam turned up the heating as they raced out of the car park of the Fisherman’s Bar. A young girl sat shivering in the back seat, wrapped in the detective’s padded jacket. ‘I couldn’t just leave her ther...
‘The interiors are designed so that most of the living goes on at the rear, facing the communal gardens and the Kelvingrove Park beyond.’ ‘So nobody saw a damned thing?’ Alice shook her head. ‘Certainly not the murderer being let in through Vicki’s front door.’ ...