BLOOD STAINED an unputdownable crime thriller with a breathtaking twist (Detective Claudia Nunn Book 1) by Rebecca Bradley

Author:Rebecca Bradley [Bradley, Rebecca]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Joffe Books crime, thriller and mystery
Published: 2021-03-24T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 30

Dominic

By that afternoon they’d interrogated every police system at their disposal and nothing of concern had come up for Alex Chapman. He hadn’t ever been arrested or committed a traffic violation as far as the team could see. There was no intelligence on the system relating to him or anyone connected to him. Even his car insurance was up to date.

Dominic scribbled a note into his pad. ‘Okay, I’m going to his place of work. Check things out there.’

Hayley looked at him.

‘Yes, it’ll rattle him, but maybe that’s what we want? If he does have something to do with this we need him to make a mistake. Whoever is behind this hasn’t put a foot wrong so far. A rattled killer is a sloppy killer.’ Dominic grabbed his jacket. ‘Are you coming with me?’

Hayley rose. ‘Me?’

‘Yeah. You were with me yesterday. You may as well follow through, hadn’t you?’

She shoved her notebook into her bag. ‘Okay, let’s go do this.’

* * *

Dominic knew when Alex Chapman had stated he was in banking he didn’t mean he was a teller handing out ten-pound notes over the counter to the men and women of Sheffield.

The building they entered was a huge glass-fronted affair. In the centre was a beautiful atrium with a water fountain surrounded by plush sofas facing outwards. A couple of people were sitting there having conversations, disposable coffee cups in hand, expensive looking briefcases on the floor at their feet. The women in heels so high Dominic wondered how they could stand in them never mind walk in them. All the women he worked with wore sensible shoes they could stand in all day or chase an offender if needed.

To the side was a glossy, white, long desk with a smartly turned out male sitting behind. Dominic and Hayley approached. The young man looked them up and down barely disguising the comment that he thought they were in the wrong place.

This, thought Dominic, is where Alex Chapman’s whole demeanour came from.

Eventually, after warrant cards were shown and a strong refusal by Dominic to return later, they were hand-delivered to the floor where Chapman’s boss resided. Chapman, it turned out, worked in the financial crime threat mitigation department.

‘You protect individuals from fraud?’ Dominic asked as they settled around a table.

The woman smiled. ‘That’s a simplistic way of putting it. The FCTM department is responsible for all financial crime, individual and big business, in every country the bank operates in. It’s a challenging, global role.’

Dominic inclined his head, little understanding the scale of banking across the world. It wasn’t important though, having no bearing on why they were there. ‘You supervise Alex Chapman?’

‘He’s part of the team, yes.’ The tip of her tongue ran along her lower lip which was glossy red.

‘Was he at work eight days ago?’

‘Yes,’ she said.

‘How can you be so sure, without checking?’ asked Dominic.

She crossed one leg over the other. ‘I don’t need to check. Alex is dedicated, like everyone here, and I can’t remember the last time he took a day off.

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