‘It would be an agreeable surprise if you were on time for once, Inspector.’ ‘I hate giving people surprises, Doc,’ said Frost, pulling on the obligatory green gown. He rubbed his forehead. The cold of the room was making his scar ache. Debbie, lying open-eyed and na...
He felt uneasy. He didn’t know why. On top of the fridge the portable radio was tuned into the local station where The Beatles were singing 'Eleanor Rigby'. Greenway pulled a face and switched it off. A miserable, lonely song about death. He wasn’t in the mood for it. He was raising the mug to hi...
said the man. “I never saw him.” “You must have seen something,” said Wells. “How are we supposed to arrest him if we don’t know what he looks like?” The phone rang. “Answer that, would your Ridley,” yelled Sergeant Wells. “I...
"How long do you think we'll have to wait?" "Not too long," muttered Frost, scanning the far ground through the night glasses. "There's too much money just lying around. He won't want to risk anyone else finding it." "Car coming," reported Burton over the radio. They held their breath and w...
He had forgotten he had asked to test for this and stuffed the note in the case file. He smoked and studied the cracks in the ceiling; nothing was going well. A full stop on the murdered girls, a complete blank on the serial killer of the toms. He considered phoning Bel...