Secrets of the Dead: A British Crime Thriller (A DCI Pilgrim Thriller Book 3) by A L Fraine

Author:A L Fraine [Fraine, A L]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-04-28T16:00:00+00:00

14

“Is it strange that Harold didn’t mention that his second wife was killed?” Kate asked as Jon drove towards the Lockwood estate through morning traffic.

Jon frowned, thinking it through. “When did she die?”

“Nineteen seventy-nine,” Kate answered.

“Well, that’s what? Forty-odd years ago? That’s a long time, and it sounds like their relationship was deteriorating from what Nathan was saying.”

“Yeah, maybe,” Kate replied, screwing her face up. “I just think that given this is the violent death of a close family member, that he might have mentioned it when we spoke to him.”

“I’m not so sure. Lizzy’s was a murder, which is a very different thing to suicide.”

“Yeah, perhaps.”

“Fox is doing some digging through, so if there’s anything for us to look into, I’m sure he’ll find it,” Jon replied, confident in Nathan’s abilities.

“This family, it’s just skeleton after skeleton in their closet.”

Jon nodded, feeling the same, but he was also sure they weren’t finished finding dark secrets yet. He wasn’t sure which, if any, of what they’d discovered so far would tie into the case yet, but he knew he needed to keep an open mind and consider every angle on this.

They soon pulled up into the Lockwood estate, coming to a stop in the courtyard, surrounded once more by the ranks of cars belonging to the family members.

“If Dion can figure out which cars didn’t leave the property the night of the murder, then we can narrow it down a little more,” Jon suggested, looking out at the fleet of vehicles.

“It might help, but that’s not proof of anything. A clever murderer would steal the keys of the car they wanted to use, and frame the owner.”

“Yeah, you’re not wrong,” Jon admitted as he got out and cast his eyes over the cars. “It could be any of them.”

“Did Portia say she heard a second car?”

“No, I don’t think so,” Jon replied.

“Might that not suggest the Tesla, then? An electric car would be quiet.”

Shifting his eyes over to the vehicle, he nodded. “That would fit. It might mean that Lizzy wouldn’t hear the car arrive at Silent Pool, either.”

“Yep,” Kate agreed. “So who had access to it?”

“And who owns it?” Jon added as he started to make his way towards the main entrance. As they approached, a man stepped out from the shadows of the porch and approached. It was Lizzy’s father.

“Hey,” Piers said as he stepped up to them.

“Mr Lockwood. How are you bearing up?” Jon greeted him.

“I’m… coping, I suppose. It’s hard, I swing back and forth a bit, you know?”

“How’s Ingrid?” Kate asked.

“She cries a lot, but Faith, um, PC Evanson, has been great,” Piers replied, referring to the SIU’s Family Liaison Officer. “Thanks for sending her to see us.”

Jon nodded. “My pleasure. I’m glad she could be of service. She’ll be over again today.”

Piers nodded but seemed a little uncomfortable as he shifted from foot to foot, as if he needed the toilet.

“Is everything okay, Mr Lockwood?” Jon asked.

“Look, can we talk, privately?”

“Of course.” Jon nodded.

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