He was imagining enjoying a bottle of wine with Frank beneath the stars on a boat that was rocking gently on a calm sea. He went below to fetch more wine, came back and was in time to see Frank attacked and knocked overboard. Someone came at him with a fire extinguisher, smashed it into his shoul...
It was depressingly pathetic but, thanks to a dearth of CCTV in the area, all he could do was clutch at straws. He had registration details for a silver Rav4, an ancient Volkswagen Beetle, a blue Ford Mondeo, and a silver Ford Focus. He called DS Pike’s private mobile but, as Pikey didn’t answer,...
He could feel it in the blood pumping through his veins. There was no one outside at the moment, despite the clear night. The air was still, the sky dark and pinpointed with millions of stars. He breathed in deeply, the sharp cold air stinging the back of his throat. Two teenagers came outside, n...