No Memory Lost by Valerie Keogh

Author:Valerie Keogh [Keogh, Valerie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Bloodhound Books

20

‘What are you going to do about those photographs?’ Andrews said before he left for home.

‘There’s nothing I can do at the moment,’ West said, throwing down the pen he was using and sitting back. ‘I took them to be tested for fingerprints. They’re clean.’ He saw Andrews frown. ‘Don’t worry, I didn’t take them to the fingerprint office; I went across to the Park. Fiona Wilson had a look at them for me.’

The frown cleared. ‘That was a good idea. You two have become pretty pally, haven’t you?’

‘I like her,’ West said simply and left it at that.

Andrews, seeing he wasn’t going to get more, nodded and left.

West watched him go with narrowed eyes. A friendship between him and the attractive forensic scientist was always going to raise eyebrows, no matter how innocent it was. There were still men, Andrews being one of them, who didn’t believe in friendship between a man and a woman. He shook his head.

He’d planned to stay late and do paperwork but being honest with himself, he was just putting off the inevitable. With a sigh, he took the photographs from his pocket and put them in his desk drawer. There was no point in worrying until the next step was taken.

One thing he was sure of, he was going to protect Edel from any fallout.

It was dark when he got home, and he was surprised there were no lights on in the house. Edel’s car was still parked where it had been this morning, so if she’d gone out, she hadn’t gone far. Maybe to the local shops, he thought, putting his key in the lock and pushing the door open.

It was dark in the hallway, but he didn’t switch on the light. Sometimes, he found the darkness soothing after a day under the glare of the neon lights in the office. He hung his raincoat on the newel, dropped his keys into the hall table drawer and headed to the kitchen. Tyler didn’t come rushing over, so she must have fed him before she went out. Relaxing, he opened the fridge, flooding the room with light, and took out a beer. He was momentarily blinded when he closed the door, finally giving in and switching on a light.

He was disappointed to see no evidence of anything cooking. His belly rumbled in sympathy and he had a sudden regret that he hadn’t agreed to stop for lunch with Andrews. He’d had no breakfast either. So apart from numerous mugs of coffee, he’d had nothing to eat all day. He shook his head. No wonder he didn’t feel too great.

The beer wasn’t the best idea, but he poured it into a glass anyway and opened the cupboard to search for something to eat. A jar of olives and a packet of crackers. Things were looking up. Opening the fridge again, he found some cheese that had gone a little hard around the edges. Humming, he took out a plate, opened the crackers and olives and minutes later was balancing the plate on top of the glass to open the door into the lounge.

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