Silent Suspect by Kerry Wilkinson

Author:Kerry Wilkinson [Wilkinson, Kerry]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781786817204
Publisher: Bookouture
Published: 2019-01-13T16:00:00+00:00

Twenty-Five

Jessica had spent so long looking at the various photographs of Bex that the spider’s web tattoo was imprinted on her mind. It was one of the first things Jessica had noticed when they’d first met in a greasy late-night café. At the time, Bex had shrugged off a question about where she’d got it and it hadn’t mattered. Through the course of her police work, Jessica knew a little about tattoos – and Bex wasn’t someone who was heavily into the ink scene. She had her piercings and marks because she wanted them, not to make any sort of statement. The web on her inner arm was the only one of its kind Jessica had seen, but she’d never thought it was the type of thing that could be one of a pair.

She ripped her gaze away from Max and hurried along the deserted track, not daring to look back. It was hard to get her head around it all. Bex had called her from the payphone opposite a rank of hotels owned by Luke Eckhart. The hotels employed cleaners and kitchen staff ferried in by a van owned by Vince Waverly, whose son, Max, had a tattoo that matched Bex’s.

In a week of coincidences, this was one too far.

Max had emerged from the barn, even though Jessica had peered through the window and not seen anyone. He might have been working behind the hay bales, or high in the rafters, but wouldn’t he have spotted her? And what was going on with the van? Was it used as some sort of taxi service to bus staff to and from the centre? If so, it wasn’t much of a business.

At the end of the road, the rows of overgrown trees and hedges gave way to sandy verges and a slightly wider track. In the distance, Jessica could see the silhouettes of Blackpool Tower and roller coasters scraping at the murky sky. If nothing else, she knew which way to go. Soon, the bare track became a small row of houses before Jessica found herself on the main road. She thought about catching a bus, but the walk was doing her good, allowing everything she’d seen and heard to blend into one another. Not that she was coming up with any answers, other than the conclusion that somebody was trying to fit her up.

Jessica continued following the road as the buildings started to be more densely packed. She reached a small row of shops with a minimart, pizza takeaway and hairdresser, as well as more houses. She’d just passed a brown sign pointing her towards the Tower and Attractions when Jessica felt her pocket buzzing. She fumbled around, answering the wrong phone before she realised her old one was ringing.

She answered the unknown number in time and was met by a familiar voice: ‘I didn’t think you were going to pick up.’

‘Chief Inspector Fordham,’ Jessica replied.

‘You around?’

‘I’m out and about. Lots to see and do in Blackpool. Why?’

‘How long will

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.