HERE THE TRUTH LIES_A gripping psychological thriller_US Edition by Seb Kirby

Author:Seb Kirby [Kirby, Seb]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-05-23T22:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 39

When Ives and Lesley arrive at the Finch house, Andrea Julienne has been at work there for over an hour.

“Same MO. Same result. But this time he’s made a mistake.” Julienne uses her laser pointer to indicate the trail of blood spots that lead to the doorway of the master bedroom and out onto the carpeted landing.

Ives is briefed about the complex crime scene before them. Miriam Finch awakes to a sea of blood as her husband lies mutilated beside her in the bed. As she attempts to flee, she stumbles over the body of the security guard hired to protect them. She has no time to make an emergency call before descending into trauma. It’s late morning before she comes round, surveys the horror around her and makes contact. A doctor prescribes medication, and she is now under observation in a nearby private hospital, unavailable for interview. Barry Finch lies prone on the bed where he died. Besides knife injuries to his neck and abdomen, his chest reveals two long horizontal slashes between the nipples, the same calling card as in the Cavendish and Bishop killings. A guard lies dead on the floor beside the bed, shot through the temple. Another guard lies killed out in the compound.

Lesley points at the markings on the dead man’s chest and says nothing.

Ives nods. “Peter.”

Julienne concludes. “I think the killer was hit and the DNA analysis of the blood track will tell us a lot about him.”

Ives turns to Julienne. “How long before you can get the results?”

“Give it twenty four hours.”

“You say he was hit?”

She holds up the gun, now secured in an evidence bag. “I think we’ll find it was with this.”

Ives rejoins Lesley who is busy inspecting the scene. “Well, Steve, the blood patterns around the side of the bed where the victim, Finch, was sleeping indicate a struggle. My guess is the guard interrupted Peter during or just after the attack on Finch and they struggled.”

Ives interrupts her. “So, how did the killer get shot?”

“Difficult to say. One possibility is the guard fired first but was then overpowered. We’ll know if that’s a realistic scenario once we recover the bullets. There are two shots missing from the clip. If we find just one bullet in the guard’s skull and confirm there’s no sign of any other bullet in the room, which at first sight appears to be the case, then we can assume Peter left with the missing bullet inside him.” She pauses. “We should also establish the ownership of the gun. If we’re right, it will be the guard’s weapon.”

“You’re saying it was used against him?”

“I think so. You see, the MO is so different to the earlier kills. Our man is not one to need to carry a gun. He’s physically strong, agile and effective with a knife. He depends on stealth and the shock of his sudden presence. And he’s been selective, taking out the victim and no one else. But here, he’s been forced into something quite different.

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