Necessary as Blood by Crombie Deborah

Author:Crombie, Deborah [Crombie, Deborah]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 2013-07-28T16:00:00+00:00

‘A bit full of himself, don‘t you think?‘ said Cullen as they stepped out into Widegate Street. ‘Conceited git. Just assumes that every woman is gaga over him.‘

‘Maybe they are.‘ Kincaid grinned. ‘Seems like a good-looking bloke, but we might want to get a female opinion. What I think is more interesting is his address.‘ He touched the card in his breast-pocket. With some reluctance, Ritchie had scribbled an address and phone number on the back.

‘I was at my parents‘ Saturday afternoon and evening. It‘s a slow day for the club, and there was a birthday party for my niece,‘ he‘d told them.

‘St John‘s Wood,‘ Kincaid said thoughtfully as they walked back towards Liverpool Street. ‘If he comes from that sort of background, why the neutral accent?‘

‘Maybe he doesn‘t want to scare off working-class boys who made good. But you can still tell he‘s public-school.‘

‘How?‘ Kincaid asked, looking curiously at Cullen. Cullen shrugged. ‘I don‘t really know. You just can.‘

‘Makes you wonder about his “contacts in the City‘‘ who were so willing to funnel money into the club, doesn‘t it?‘ Kincaid mused. ‘Old school mates? Friends of his parents?‘

‘He will be connected,‘ agreed Cullen. ‘Whether he likes it or not. And he has a bloody suntan,‘ he added, darkly, as if that were the worst imaginable offence.

‘Maybe he jogs, or rows, or plays tennis. It is August, after all,‘ Kincaid said with a grin. ‘You might even have a suntan if you ever got out of your flat. How‘s the flat-hunting going, by the way?‘

‘Not.‘ Cullen sounded discouraged.

‘Well, if nothing major breaks, maybe you could take off a bit early this afternoon. But first, check out Ritchie‘s alibi, and see if you can track down the not-missing girl. Kylie Watters.‘

Melanie‘s pretty mouth had turned down in distaste when they‘d asked her about her former flatmate. ‘I don‘t know where she is,‘ she‘d told them. ‘And her mobile‘s disconnected. I tried to ring her last week because she still owes me money on the rent. She was always late and coming up with excuses for it.‘

‘You don‘t have another address or number for her?‘ Kincaid had asked.

‘No. We weren‘t really friends. It was just a convenient arrangement. And then she made a fool of herself with Lucas and made us all look bad. Silly cow.‘ With a little more coaxing, she‘d given them the defunct mobile number, said that she thought Kylie came from Essex, and had offered a description. ‘Mousy. And a bit chubby. I can‘t imagine why Lucas hired her‘ had been her final, damning pronouncement.

They crossed Bishopsgate and Kincaid paused as they reached the escalators that led down into Liverpool Street Station, turning to Cullen. ‘Oh, and any luck with Azad‘s missing nephew, by the way? We seem to be accumulating missing persons at an alarming rate.‘

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