A Quiet Death by Cari Hunter

Author:Cari Hunter [Hunter, Cari]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi, azw3
ISBN: 9781626398160
Publisher: Bold Strokes Books
Published: 2016-12-20T21:00:00+00:00

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Sheffield Royal was the last place Meg wanted to go on her day off, but with Sanne at work she knew Teresa would be alone in the ITU. Her head was swimming pleasantly after her night shifts, the world weaving around her as if it was drunk and she was the only one sober. Having left the house without her bag, she sat in her car for several minutes before she figured out where she was supposed to be going. The journey passed in a stop-start haze, and as she pulled into a parking spot her pocket began to buzz.

“What the hell?” Eventually, she recognised the sound of her mobile and answered the call. “Morning.”

“Technically, it’s afternoon,” Fraser said. “Did I wake you?”

“No, but I’ve been on nights, so I don’t know my arse from my elbow. What’s up?”

“Could you look at a photo and tell me if it’s our man?”

For a perplexing moment she thought he wanted her to identify her brother again, but then she remembered Anca Miklos and the hospital security footage that Fraser had requested.

“Yes, of course. Are you going to e-mail it?”

“It’s already on its way,” Fraser said. “Give me a shout back on this number.”

He disconnected, and Meg opened the e-mail, tapping her foot as the download stalled repeatedly. Although the images were by no means clear, Cezar Miklos had been captured in a series of freeze-frames as he opened his car’s rear door, and Anca was recognisable thanks to her mitten-like bandages.

Meg called Fraser back. “It’s him,” she said. “Did you get the car reg?”

“Afraid not. We have the make and model, but the footage never gave us a good enough angle on the plate.”

“I’m shocked.” She couldn’t summon the energy to be truly sarcastic. She rubbed a bit of sleep from her eye. “Is that it, then? Dead end?”

“No, we’ll keep looking, and the case will stay open, but the car was potentially our best lead.”

“And it’s come to nothing.”

“Yeah, so it would seem,” he said. “Thanks for the ID, though. It helps to know for sure who we’re trying to find.”

“Not a problem. Keep in touch.” She hung up and walked toward the hospital entrance, getting halfway there before she remembered to aim her car keys over her shoulder and press the lock. Snowflakes were swirling around the tarmac, melting before they had a chance to settle. She shivered and pulled her collar closed. Along with her memory, night shifts destroyed her ability to stay warm.

The doctor at the ITU desk greeted her by name, and he winced when she asked after John’s condition. He leafed through John’s folder and found the latest lab results for her.

“He’s had another three units of blood,” he said, “but his last count had dipped to nine point two.”

“Which means he’s bleeding again.”

“It would appear so. I’ve scheduled him for another scope”—he checked the clock on the wall—“in about fifty minutes. Is he a relative of yours?”

“He’s my partner’s dad,” Meg said. “Okay if I

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