FORGOTTEN VICTIM an absolutely gripping crime mystery with a massive twist (Detective Rachel King Thrillers Book 4) by HELEN H. DURRANT

Author:HELEN H. DURRANT [DURRANT, HELEN H.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Joffe Books crime thriller and mystery
Published: 2020-12-28T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-nine

Millie Shawcross recognised Rachel at once. “If this is Shawcross business you should speak to my dad,” she told them. “I deal with the office stuff, so if it’s about the mill I won’t be much help.” She led them into a large sitting room overlooking the back garden. “It’s a great place, isn’t it? Me and Janey have the entire ground floor. Rent’s not bad either.”

“Better than the Shawcross mansion?” Rachel asked. “You had all the space in the world there, and no doubt lived rent free.”

“That’s my business,” Millie said. “But if you must know, it was hard living with my dad. He didn’t give me any freedom and he watched my every move. I felt like a prisoner.”

In a way, Rachel could understand his concern, particularly if Millie was mixing with the likes of Sherwin. His daughter was all Mathew Shawcross had left. He would be desperate to keep her safe. But on the other hand, he’d lost his wife for the very same reason.

Rachel got straight to the point. “Do you know Billie Sherwin?”

Millie looked from one detective to the other. Finally, she nodded. She looked nervous, unsure of what to say. She obviously knew it was a tricky question and was probably wondering how to respond.

“Yes,” she admitted at last. He lives somewhere near the mill. Drinks at a bar in town — that’s where I met him.”

“Billy is in custody for a serious offence,” Elwyn told her. “He’s given you as an alibi. We admit to being confused, Millie. Sherwin has a reputation. He is implicated in drug dealing that was going on at the mill.”

Millie turned aside, chewing on her bottom lip. “That has to be wrong. You’ve got him confused with someone else. It can’t be Billy because I see him quite a lot around town. Like I said, we frequent the same bar and mix with the same crowd.”

“What were you doing on Thursday night?” Rachel asked.

“The usual, drinking in the bars around Oxford Road,” she said. “And before you ask, yes, Billy was with us. Me, Janey, Billy and some others. We were bar hopping and then we went to eat at a curry house in Fallowfield.”

“What times, exactly?” asked Elwyn.

“From about six until just before midnight. I remember because me and Janey got the last bus home.”

Millie Shawcross had tried to sound convincing, but Rachel was suspicious. The young woman was twitchy, nervous. She couldn’t stand still for a start but kept pacing the floor. There was something wrong. She was lying. Jonny had been sure he’d heard Jasmine Pearce call Billy’s name and Rachel had complete faith in the young DC. Now she was puzzled. Why would the young woman stand up for Sherwin like this?

“Does Billy often go out with you and your friends?” Rachel asked.

“Yes, most nights. There’s a group of us. He stays here sometimes too. He’s between places currently and relies on his friends for a place to sleep.”

Elwyn shook his head. “That’s not the Billy Sherwin we know.

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