Cherringham--Ghost of a Chance by Neil Richards

Author:Neil Richards [Costello 1, Matthew 1, Richards 2, Neil 2]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-3-7325-0851-8
Publisher: Bastei Entertainment
Published: 2015-08-19T16:00:00+00:00

10. An Unexpected Visitor

Jack put a leg up on the railing of his boat, Riley standing by his side.

Already this morning his dog had raced away from the boat’s mooring, chasing birds from the thickets nearby, and even scaring up a rabbit that bolted as if it had springs on its hind legs.

Yes, Jack thought, Riley has great hunting instincts.

And maybe he should actually go hunting with him some day.

English countryside.

Pheasants scattering before your eyes.

Riley would enjoy it.

But Jack … well, he had seen so much gunplay in his day. More than a few times he’d had to use his weapon.

Somehow the idea of shooting for sport didn't work for him.

But fishing?

Now that was different story.

And standing there in the late October sun, still some warmth to it even though the sunsets came earlier and earlier, he had been thinking about The Bell Hotel, its ghost … its wacky cast of characters.

Just about all of them looking guilty.

He had a theory who it might be — but nothing was quite hanging together.

Still, he had an idea.

By now, Sarah would be in her office. He hadn’t wanted to interrupt her in the chaos he knew ensued every morning just getting Chloe and Daniel out the door and off to school.

Won't be long before Sarah will need to think about university for Chloe.

Changes come fast.

Another thing Jack well knew.

He slid his phone out and, squinting in the bright morning sun, searched for his recent calls, popping up Sarah's number and tapping to dial.

“Jack! I was hoping you'd call.”

“Morning Sarah. Make any discoveries in the night?”

“Nothing more really. Just background on the previous rejected applications to develop the old hotel. Whoever is behind them has been very persistent.”

Jack nodded. “I'm guessing someone could be … persistent enough to trigger a little accident just to move things along?”

“Not so little Jack. I mean … that could have been really bad.”

Jack hesitated. When he was a NYPD detective sometimes he found that he figured things out … thought things through … better on his own.

He had had some good partners.

And some not so good ones.

When he became chief of detectives, he made sure that he was careful in any pairings he made.

Not only could your life depend on your partner, but partners needed to be in sync, looking at a crime scene, interrogating the suspects.

Not easy to do.

But with Sarah … Jack felt that whatever ideas he had only got sharpened, made clearer when he talked to her.

“Had a thought,” he said.

Sarah laughed at that, “I imagined you did.”

“I couldn't catch this Mr. Anderson last night. Like he knew I might want to talk to him. So — I’m going to surprise him this morning.”

“Well, that should be fun.”

And Jack laughed at that.

“Won't it? Wondering if you might ask Todd to pop over to the hotel. Say—”

Jack looked at his watch. Another memento from his service in the NYPD.

The traditional watch: a classic Rolex.

Looked great. And even told time as well!

“Maybe 30-40 minutes? If he can get away.

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