Kiss and Hell (DI Olivia Austin Book 3): A fast-paced crime thriller by Nic Roberts

Author:Nic Roberts [Roberts, Nic]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-04-14T16:00:00+00:00

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It had taken some haggling with the court—more than Olivia had expected, considering Rosie Whitford was confirmed dead and there wasn’t anyone else listed at her residence—but by late afternoon, she and Lawrence had finally made it to Rosie’s flat, warrant in hand. The landlord who called herself ‘Gem’ wordlessly let them in, giving a little shake of her head as she opened the door.

“She was a good girl.” She sighed before turning on her heel and padding down the hall.

The flat smelled faintly of basil and was fairly tidy, all things considered. Dean and Olivia stepped inside, taking in their surroundings. It wasn’t a lot of space, but it was certainly liveable.

“Right,” Liv sighed as she scanned the room. A computer sat atop a desk just by the entrance. “Here goes nothing,” she mumbled while pulling out a glove. Forensics would come down later, but Olivia was silently grateful that they got a bit of time alone at the scene. It made everything clearer when it was just the two of them together.

To her surprise, the computer opened to a home screen without any password prompting.

“No password. She was trusting,” Olivia observed, glancing over at Lawrence who was studying a bookshelf. He turned to look at her and gave her a gentle nod.

Olivia browsed through some files on the computer’s desktop, but nothing seemed too nefarious.

“What did Tim say her occupation was?” Olivia called out over her shoulder.

“She was a singer,” Lawrence replied, much closer to her than she had initially anticipated. He was practically breathing down her neck, peering over her shoulder to look at the screen. She stared at him for a moment, watching him study the files in front of them, perceptive as always.

“You know, maybe this is because I’ve been hanging out with the wrong crowds,” Olivia started, looking around at her surroundings. “But this flat doesn’t seem much like a singer’s flat to me. She doesn’t have any music editing software on her computer or music scores. I don’t see any instruments or sound equipment either.”

“Rather odd,” Lawrence agreed, peeling away from Liv’s shoulder to pace the room once again.

Olivia pulled up a browser, diving into Rosie’s search history. There were a lot of YouTube videos, social media visits, and sites for local pubs and performance venues.

“Well, her internet presence looks more like that of a singer,” Olivia called out to Lawrence, who had started parsing through the kitchen. He merely hummed in agreement.

“Hang on, Dean,” Olivia muttered, peering closer at the screen. “She had a Craigslist ad opened five days ago…” The post had been deleted. Shit.

“I think we’re going to have to call Clara in,” Olivia sighed. “There’s definitely a lead here, but a lot of it has been buried. I wanted to give her more time to rest, but hopefully, it’ll be a quick hack for her.” Silence hung in the air, a witty response from Lawrence achingly obvious.

“Olivia,” Dean called out after a moment, his voice lurching with caution.

“What’s wrong?” she asked, pulling herself away from the computer and toward the kitchen.

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