Killing Mind: An addictive and nail-biting crime thriller (Detective Kim Stone Crime Thriller Book 12) by Angela Marsons

Author:Angela Marsons [Marsons, Angela]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781838887308
Publisher: Bookouture
Published: 2020-05-12T18:30:00+00:00

Stacey read the message again, which had been sent from someone called Penny Hicks.

Oh well, she hadn’t made it into the group but she now had two names for the price of one.

Sixty

As they reached the bottom of the hill two minibuses pulled up to the side of the farmhouse.

‘Who are they?’ Tiff asked, as men and women piled off chatting animatedly with each other.

Everyone smiled and waved in their direction.

‘Some of the guys coming back from work. Everyone here contributes something.’

Tiff noted the vehicles were both just a couple of years old. She wondered who had contributed those.

‘Come on, there’s someone I’d like you to meet,’ Britney said, grabbing her hand and holding it tight. Tiff suddenly had the feeling of being back at junior school about to skip around the playground with her new best friend.

Tiffany tried to take note of where they were going, but the farmhouse was bigger than she’d thought and filled with people coming and going to somewhere.

Tiffany realised they were heading towards the most delicious smell she could imagine.

Her stomach grumbled in appreciation. She’d been about to eat lunch when she’d been summoned to see the DCI.

‘Aah, there you are,’ Britney said, brightly, as an attractive white-haired man headed towards them. She was immediately struck by the light blue eyes that stared straight at her. She was unsure if she saw a hint of suspicion in those eyes before he smiled widely and offered his hand.

‘Jake Black, pleased to meet you.’

‘Tiffany, Tiff,’ she answered, unable to look away.

‘He’s not just Jake Black,’ Britney said. ‘He founded this place and welcomed us all to share in it.’

Jake smiled fondly as he placed a hand on Britney’s shoulder. The girl glanced up at him with unconcealed admiration.

He leaned down closer and spoke intimately into Britney’s ear. ‘If you make it back quickly I’ll save you both a place at my table.’

Britney coloured and grabbed her hand again as Jake wandered away.

‘First sitting and Jake’s table, come on,’ she said, heading back out the front door.

Britney guided her through the beautifully lit courtyard to the first barn.

‘I’m in here,’ she said, taking the second door on the left.

The room was small, basic and not unpleasant. A single bed, dressing table and bedside cabinet were the only items of furniture in the room.

‘Just drop your bag here before the food gets cold.’

Tiffany reached into the side pocket and took out her phone.

Britney shook her head. ‘You need to leave that here. Really, you need to switch it off. We don’t have phones here.’

Reluctantly Tiff did as she was asked and put the phone back in her bag. She could live without it while she ate. She’d grab it afterwards.

Time to get to what she was here for.

‘So, sittings?’ she asked Britney as she followed her out of the door.

‘Yeah, there are about one hundred of us and the dining room only holds fifty, so there’s two sittings for every meal. Always best if you can get on the first; food’s hotter and you get first choice.

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