Creed (A Kate Redman Mystery by Celina Grace

Author:Celina Grace
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: female detective, female sleuth, cosy crime, cozy crime mystery, West Country, books like Wexford, English police mystery
Publisher: Isaro Publishing Ltd
Published: 2016-07-15T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

Kate got home that night at an unusually early hour. She fed her cat Merlin and sorted the few bits of post that lay on the doormat, pleasurably conscious that tonight she had absolutely nothing to do except please herself. A hot bubbly bath was definitely on the cards and then a takeaway and a film from the Netflix account that she never made enough use of and always meant to cancel. She topped up Merlin’s water bowl, ran a hand down his silky black back, which arched up under her palm, and made for the stairs.

She was interrupted by the ringing of her mobile phone, sounding tinny notes from the bottom of her handbag. Kate paused, one hand on the stair banister and battled her conscience. Every fibre in her being was screaming at her to ignore it. After a silent struggle, she sighed and went to answer it.

She didn’t recognise the number. Nor, once she’d pressed the answer button, did she at first recognise the voice. No longer warm and intimate, Zac Downey’s normally beautiful voice was distorted by shock, shaking and almost tearful.

“Mr Downey?” asked Kate, once he’d stutteringly identified himself. “What’s wrong?”

She heard him take a deep breath. “It’s one of the girls, one of the students, I’ve just found her, I think she’s dead—” He gulped and the sound crackled in Kate’s ear. “I think she’s dead!”

Kate’s heartbeat accelerated a notch. “You’ve found a student? Where? What happened?”

“She was in the cloakroom, on the floor, she’s here, I’m here with her now. I don’t know what to do—”

“Have you called an ambulance?” whipped out Kate.

Zac Downey took another breath that was almost a sob. “Yes, I called them, they said they’d be here any minute but I don’t know – what can I do? I think she’s dead, she’s cold – I don’t know what to do—”

“I’m on my way,” said Kate, fumbling her car keys off the hook with one hand. “You’re at the college, yes? Where?”

As Zac falteringly gave directions, Kate was already out of the door and running to her car. She told Zac she’d be there within fifteen minutes, reiterated that he should wait for the paramedics, and told him not to panic. Then she hung up and immediately dialled Anderton.

“Oh, shit,” were his first words on hearing the news. “Not another. All right, Kate, I’ll meet you there. I’ll call Mark.”

“Fine,” Kate said, already in the driver’s seat. She terminated the call and gunned the engine, fighting the urge to pull away from the kerb in a squeal of skidding tires.

Driving towards the college, she could feel her heartbeat in her throat. Not another suicide... Frantically she tried to recall Rav’s report on suicide clusters. How many more were there going to be? How could she – they – stop them? She was driving as fast as she could whilst still driving safely, swearing at the red traffic lights on the way, biting her lip with impatience. She reached

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