01 Murder on the Orient Excess by Andy McDermott

Author:Andy McDermott [McDermott, Andy]
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

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Some hours later, the last of the bottle’s contents glugged into a slender champagne flute. Beside it was Gold’s lunch; a large slab of smoked salmon with Brie, chopped Bibb lettuce and Brandywine tomato. Now fully dressed in a shirt of vibrant turquoise silk and tailored carnelian trousers, hair perfectly combed and styled, he regarded the meal with expectant relish and was about to pick up his fork when the entryphone buzzed. With a sigh of mild exasperation, he stood and went to answer it. ‘Yes?’

‘It’s Detective Inspector Brownlow, Mr Gold,’ came the reply. Brownlow and Meadows stared sternly at him on the entryphone’s CCTV screen. ‘Let us in.’

‘Back so soon? Do come up.’ He pushed the button.

A minute later, there was a knock at the door. ‘Come in!’ Gold called, having returned to the table to start on his food. The two detectives entered. ‘So,’ he said, raising his glass in greeting, ‘were my deductions correct? Did you find the uniform and champagne bottle in Som’s flat?’

‘We did,’ said Brownlow flatly.

‘Just as I thought! And what did Som have to say?’

‘Not a great deal,’ Meadows told him, voice cold.

Gold couldn’t miss that the attitude of the two officers was considerably more grim than their previous visit. He took a sip from the glass, then rose. ‘Is something the matter?’

‘You could say that,’ Brownlow said. ‘Leviticus Gold, I am arresting you on suspicion of the murder of Som Niratpattanasai, and conspiracy to murder Desmond Perch.’ Gold’s eyes widened in shock as the policeman took out a set of handcuffs. ‘You do not have to say anything, but it may harm your defence if you do not mention when questioned something you later rely on in court. Anything you say may be taken down and given in evidence…’

For once, Leviticus Gold was rendered utterly speechless.

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