Murder on the Lake (Detective Inspector Skelgill Investigates Book 4) by Beckham Bruce
Author:Beckham, Bruce [Beckham, Bruce]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Publisher: Lucius
Published: 2015-01-03T16:00:00+00:00
11. NEWS OF BURT BOSTON – Tuesday 5 p.m.
‘Don’t tell me – he’s not in the SAS and never has been.’
‘You were right from the start, Guv.’
‘Apparently he didn’t fool Angela Cutting, either.’
‘Really? He thinks he carried it off the whole time they were on the island.’
Skelgill shrugs.
‘Well, at least one of them was humouring him.’
DS Jones nods ruefully.
‘So, would you like to hear the real story?’
‘Fire away, sergeant.’
She grins.
‘Burt Boston is his real name – other than Burt being short for Engelbert.’
Skelgill flashes her a sceptical glance.
‘His mother was an opera singer from Cologne – apparently the original Engelbert Humperdinck was a German composer.’
Skelgill shrugs reluctantly.
‘And he’s gay, Guv.’
‘Right.’
‘He was quite open about the deception – he told me immediately. He’s a masseur. He works from home.’
‘Is that an official job?’
‘He made a point of telling me he pays all his tax.’
Skelgill shakes his head doubtfully.
‘Sounds dodgy to me.’
DS Jones considers Skelgill’s assertion.
‘Thing is, Guv – there’s a probably a market there – for females – who wouldn’t generally feel comfortable with a male masseur.’
Skelgill makes a scoffing sound.
‘I hope he didn’t make you feel too comfortable – else I’ll be wondering why you were late.’
‘Guv...’
DS Jones makes a disapproving face. However, her determination not to be sidetracked suggests she is convinced by what she has discovered.
‘I think he was being pretty straight, Guv – I reckon I’d know. The apartment is set up professionally – there’s a plaque downstairs and certificates in the hall – and a treatment room immediately as you enter – a proper massage table and all the fittings.’ She grins and adds a postscript. ‘And he’s got a Chihuahua called Butch.’
‘I’m relieved to hear it.’
‘He admitted the macho act was to impress the judges, so to speak – he sounds desperate to become an author.’
Skelgill nibbles with uncharacteristic decorum on a piece of shortbread. Having collected his colleague outside Lucy Hecate’s apartment, they have walked up through the university district to Euston, where – foot-weary and rather subdued by the stifling air of a chain coffee shop – they await the arrival of DS Leyton, and subsequently their train north. They sit beside one another on a spacious though rather lumpy leather sofa, with a low table for their drinks and Skelgill’s snack.
‘So, what’s the SAS thing all about?’
‘It’s from one of his clients, who’s serving in the army. Apparently he’s full of these fantastic adventures – but the Official Secrets Act gags him – so Burt Boston wants to fictionalise them. He figures he’ll stand a better chance of getting published if he poses as the soldier.’
‘I think he’d find his cover would soon be blown.’
DS Jones nods thoughtfully.
‘Though he looks the part, Guv – he might pull it off.’
Skelgill seems a little irked by this observation.
‘So long as he doesn’t take his Chihuahua to the interview.’
DS Jones smirks agreeably. Skelgill dips the remainder of his biscuit experimentally into the foam on top of his coffee, then quickly withdraws and swallows it.
‘So what
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