Castle Killings: A DCI Keane Scottish Crime Thriller (Deadly Highlands Book 4) by Oliver Davies

Author:Oliver Davies [Davies, Oliver]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-09-25T22:00:00+00:00

In the end, I decided to leave Mills with Shay at the station whilst the rest of us went to visit the girls’ house on Louisburgh Street. I wasn’t sure, yet, if I would be able to justify bringing them in for questioning, but I could certainly keep them apart at the house with four of us there.

It was Meghan Brooks who answered our knock, and her flushed face immediately paled a little when I held up my warrant card. The fact that she had four detectives standing on the doorstep certainly seemed to rattle her. Meghan was a healthily padded little thing, all inviting soft curves, and a mass of chestnut curls framed her face, a mess that she hadn’t got around to taming this morning. She looked up at me with a dismayed expression, her eyes on a level with my chin, and I curbed an instinctive impulse to smile reassuringly at her.

“Miss Meghan Brooks? I’m detective chief inspector Keane,” I said in my most businesslike tone. “My colleagues and I would like to ask you and your housemates a few questions. May we come in?”

For an answer, she gave us all a doubtful look and twisted her head around without moving to open the door any wider.

“Julie,” she called back into the house. “There are some police officers at the door asking if they can come in.”

“What do they want?” Approaching footsteps heralded Julie’s arrival, and the door was suddenly pulled wide. “Yes? Can I help you?”

I introduced myself again, and the others all helpfully held up their own warrant cards for a second time. “We’re currently investigating the death of Kaj Visser, and we’d like to ask you some questions about him.”

Her face went blank for a second, and she frowned slightly. Not the best bit of acting I’d ever seen. She knew perfectly well who I was talking about.

“You all met him at Harpers nine days ago, on Friday the fifth?” I prompted, and her face cleared.

“The nice Dutch guy who tried to pick me up? None of us knew him, Inspector, so I’m not sure how much help we can be.”

“That’s what we’re here to find out, Miss MacAdam. You are the last people we know for certain that he spoke with before he was killed. Is your other housemate here? Monica Jamieson?”

“She’s at work,” Meghan told me before Julie could answer. “Just a half-day today. She’ll be back at lunchtime.” Caitlin gave her an encouraging smile.

“Finishes at twelve, does she?”

“No, she works until one on Sundays.” Julie narrowed her eyes at Caitlin before casting a glance at Collins and Philips, standing quietly behind us. Her attention snapped back to me. “Look, Inspector, this isn’t a very convenient time. Perhaps you could come back later when we’re all here. Say three o’clock?”

“I’m afraid that won’t be possible, and I’m sure neither of you wants to delay or obstruct an ongoing murder investigation. As the two of you are here now, I don’t see any reason to delay things.

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