Lucy Spires – The Blind Detective by Peter Hamilton

Author:Peter Hamilton
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Austin Macauley Publishers
Published: 2020-01-30T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 7

Lucy Spires was waiting with anticipation for DC Emma Harper to collect her at eight o’clock. The local radio was playing the same music as usual. The hourly news came on. Lucy Spires half listened. The same politicians were in the news, the same sports results, a quick weather update and as always, the problems with rush hour traffic. She just caught the end of the traffic report saying the roads around the Low Meadows Retail Park, in the north of the city, were closed due to a police incident. Her heart sank. She thought please, please let this not be his next victim. She knew the area well. An established area used by both male and female sex workers. This was the worst possible news if this was his latest victim. Many thoughts ran through her mind; a young single mother, a young vulnerable girl, a drug user or a combination of all three. She sat on the edge of her sofa. The emotions she felt were building. There was a knock on the front door. Lucy Spires reached the door in a few seconds and heard the voice of DC Emma Harper, saying it was her and that she had come to collect her.

In her car, in less than two minutes DC, Emma Harper updated her that it was indeed another unlawful killing. Initial indications pointed toward a copy of the previous victims. Chief Constable James Ingram had contacted DC Emma Harper directly; he wanted Lucy Spires involved immediately. He felt he needed every single person on this case. He went on to tell DC Emma Harper the pressure on everyone had just been ramped up. There had now been seven women who have lost their lives. He was determined that this will be his last. DC Emma Harper said he was very upset. She felt he had taken this personally. Lucy Spires felt unusual butterflies in her stomach. She was always a calm person, never suffering from nerves. She remembered the only time she had felt anxious was at the funeral of her mother, as she realised she would never see her again.

They arrived at police headquarters and moved through a group of reporters, who were already there waiting for the mandatory statement from a senior officer. In the past, Lucy Spires had been involved in some of these. She wouldn’t miss any of it. They went straight to the Major Incident Room. As they entered the noise level was noticeably louder; phones were ringing, several conversations going on, the atmosphere felt very tense. Just as they sat at the same desk as before, Lucy Spires heard her old office door hinge make the familiar sound as it opened. Chief Detective Inspector Toby Butler came into the centre of the room. A silent wave came over the room.

“Guys, we’ve got a better picture of events from this morning,” he said. Lucy Spires heard the team shuffling around. She guessed they were getting ready to make written notes as they would be allocated specific tasks to start once the briefing was over.

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