0008153787 by Mary-Jane Riley

Author:Mary-Jane Riley [Riley, Mary-Jane]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780008153779
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Published: 2015-08-26T23:00:00+00:00

Kate sipped the coffee. It was lukewarm, the water wasn’t boiled. She could taste it.

‘I tried to make them look at me too. Even when I was giving evidence. I just kept staring and staring hoping he would look at me and I could shout “You! You’re the one! You are responsible!”’ She shrank back in the chair. ‘Do you see, Detective Inspector? Do you see what I mean?’

Kate nodded, not sure at all what she was agreeing with.

‘I suppose you’ve come to tell me that Jackie Wood was back in Suffolk but is now dead. Dead as a fucking dodo. Thank Christ. I salute whoever did it. Anyway, is that why you’re here? Don’t worry; I’ve had one of your lot round already. Or two or three. And my sister. She went to interview her, did you know that?’ Crumbs of biscuit sprayed from her mouth as she spoke. ‘Yes, you did, you lot know what’s going on everywhere, don’t you? Everywhere. Did she kill her? Alex, I mean? Did she kill the bitch?’

Kate couldn’t bear Sasha’s manic movements any longer. She leaned across and put her hand on Sasha’s arm. ‘It’s all right. I only wanted to make sure you were okay. It must have been a terrible shock: Jackie Wood coming out of prison and then being murdered.’

Sasha began to laugh; a laugh, which then got out of control and turned into huge sobs that wracked her whole body. She buried her face in her hands. ‘I’m sorry, sorry, sorry.’ She looked up, composed once more. ‘It was a shock, I suppose.’ She sighed. ‘I thought it was all over. That, at least, I didn’t have to think about her any more. But now I do.’

‘Why?’

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