Love You to Death by Caroline Mitchell

Author:Caroline Mitchell [Mitchell, Caroline]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Mystery & Detective, Police Procedural, Thrillers, Crime, Suspense
ISBN: 9781786810847
Google: LORBDQAAQBAJ
Amazon: B01LYPU1MW
Publisher: Bookouture
Published: 2016-11-11T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirty-Five

‘We meet again,’ Chris Douglas, the forensic pathologist said as he gowned up outside the address of the semi-detached property on Greenwood Road.

‘It’s becoming a bit of a habit, isn’t it?’ Ruby replied, ramming her foot through the paper suit. Her mood was steadily going downhill. After no response from the phone number, she was beginning to regret her meeting with Lenny. With the discovery of another body things were taking an ugly turn. She looked up to see Chris regarding her with some curiosity.

‘Are you alright?’ he said, handing her a paper mask as he followed her to the crime scene. The late afternoon sun beat down on Ruby’s back, and she was growing more irritable by the minute.

‘I’m fine.’ Ruby pulled the elastic over the back of her head. ‘They said the body appears staged?’

‘Yes. Complete with crepe on the door. Given its connection to Emily Edmonds I thought I’d take a look.’

Ruby ducked under the flapping crime scene tape. She wanted more than anything for Chris to be wrong. At least the Emily Edmonds’s case had been contained. Emily, Harry, and even Charlotte all belonged to the same story. But an unrelated victim meant the potential for future bloodshed was strong. The length of black crepe billowed on the front door, acting as a warning for those who entered.

She gazed around the property. A four floor Victorian home. It was currently vacant, having been placed up for sale the month before. Just like the last time, DI Downes had beaten Ruby to it, but on this occasion the body was situated in an upstairs bedroom. She craned her neck as she followed his voice, being careful not to touch the banisters while she climbed the narrow stairwell. Spread out over four floors, the rooms were small and box-like, but lavishly furnished. Once again, Ruby found herself comparing it to her poky little flat, but consoled herself that at least her flat did not currently house a corpse.

‘There ye are,’ Downes said. ‘Any luck with your enquiries?’

Ruby shook her head. She’d barely had time to drop Luddy off at the station before being made aware of another body.

The team were working flat out, but here she was, concealing intelligence about a possible lead. A lead which could provide vital clues to the team. But questions would be asked about its origin, and after this afternoon’s encounter she did not trust Goldie not to squeal. She wanted to believe that the person claiming to be her daughter was not the same Lucy responsible for the murders, but the email address suggested otherwise. And now there was a new victim to add to the list. The weight of responsibility never felt heavier.

‘May I?’ Ruby said, switching on the light with her gloved hand. The thin curtain fabric did little to blot out the strength of the late afternoon sun, but Ruby wanted the clearest picture possible of the crime scene before her. She gazed at the mirror which was shrouded in a thin veil of black gauze.

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