Death of a Liar by Beaton M. C

Author:Beaton, M. C. [Beaton, M. C.]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Mystery, Adult
ISBN: 9781455504787
Publisher: Constable
Published: 2015-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Jimmy arrived, but with only Detective Andy MacNab, not wanting to bring a larger squad to poach on Inverness’s territory.

They all sat in Mungo’s car. Jimmy bemoaned the loss of Dick and said his mouth was dry with lack of whisky.

Several hours later, they were told they could go back into the church.

Hamish was superstitiously relieved that they had not found it necessary to break the statue but had laid it down and fished out the money through the neck. Neat bundles of fifty-pound notes lay piled up on the altar like offerings to Mammon.

“How much?” asked Mungo.

“About two million,” said the head of the forensic team. “We’ve dusted the notes for fingerprints, but whoever stashed them was wearing gloves.”

“Whoever tortured and killed the Southerns and Liz Bentley must have been trying to find out where the money was,” said Hamish, “although that puzzles me. It’s only about two million.”

“And that’s not enough for a killing, Mr. Rockefeller?” said Jimmy.

“Not these days,” said Hamish. “There’s no sign of drugs. This is the money Peter Gaunt, alias Brough, conned out of women. Much of it comes from a woman called Jessie Andrews and should by rights have gone to her sister. They were dealing drugs in this church. I swear there’s a stash of drugs worth a great fortune stashed somewhere.”

Mungo said, “We’ll keep a watch on the church. We won’t tell the newspapers about the find. If Gaunt needs money, he may try to come back for it.”

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