Deadly Waters: An edge of your seat serial killer thriller (Detective Jane Phillips Book 2) by OMJ Ryan

Author:OMJ Ryan [Ryan, OMJ]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Inkubator Books
Published: 2020-03-14T16:00:00+00:00

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Entwistle caught the brunt of Phillips’s anger as she strode into the observation room with Jones at her back. ‘How the hell did we not know Armitage was Roberts’s sister? Jesus, Entwistle, we looked like a bunch of amateurs in there!’

‘I’m sorry, Guv. After hearing what he said, I had a quick look into their backgrounds. Strictly speaking, they’re not. His mum – Mary Armitage – and her dad – Richard Roberts – were partners for many years, but they never married. That’s why nothing showed up on the preliminary searches. Scanning through council tax records and the voting register, it looks like Richard and Mary got together in 1997, when Billy and Candice would’ve been toddlers. They’d both been married before, but were widowed when their kids were babies. It appears that the four of them lived together as a family until Richard Armitage died from a heart attack four years ago. Not long after that, Billy moved out. Candice followed him out of the family home about twelve months later. That was just after her first arrest for drug possession. She was arrested and charged again six months later for soliciting. She got three months inside that time.’

‘What about the car? Does ANPR back up Armitage’s story?’

Entwistle turned his laptop to face Phillips. A host of images were displayed on the screen. ‘It does. A blue Ford Mondeo with fake SORN plates registered to a car from Adders Scrap Metal Merchants.’

Phillips looked at the images, then back at the observation monitor. ‘Shit,’ she said, frustrated. ‘It looks like he’s telling the truth.’

Jones appeared more optimistic. ‘Guv, even if it’s not Armitage, we do at least have a fresh lead on the mystery Mondeo. And all roads point back to Adders Bahmani. As you always say, there’s no such things as a coincidence.’ A hopeful smirk spread across his face.

‘That’s true, Jonesy.’ Phillips turned and pointed to the observation monitor. ‘How are Gibbo and Bovalino getting along with Barnes?’

‘I dunno, Guv, I’ve been watching your interview since we started.’

Entwistle pressed a button to change the video feed to Interview Room Three. The back of Gibbo’s and Bovalino’s heads appeared. Chloe Barnes looked like she was in desperate need of a hit, hugging her arms and rocking back and forth in her chair.

Entwistle turned up the volume so they could hear what was being said. Gibson was talking,

‘…but I still don’t get why Billy gave you a thousand pounds, Chloe.’

Chloe Barnes looked agitated as she rocked in her chair. ‘I told you, to get me off the gear.’

Gibson responded. ‘Come on, Chloe, he’s a painter and decorator. He doesn’t earn enough money to chuck a grand at a street-walker just to help you detox. So stop messing about and tell us why he really gave you the money?’

Barnes shot an angry look at Gibson. ‘Are you fucking deaf? Like I already said, it was to help me get clean.’

Gibson sat back and folded her arms, glancing at Bovalino. ‘I’m not buying it.

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