TALION: a Scandinavian noir murder mystery set in Scotland (Detective Inspector Munro murder mysteries Book 6) by Pete Brassett

Author:Pete Brassett [Brassett, Pete]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: The Book Folks mystery thriller and suspense crime fiction publisher
Published: 2018-01-17T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 15

Whilst Munro preferred to rise with the sun and cogitate on the day ahead, and West preferred to lie-in and ruminate over the night before, Dougal preferred to spend the early hours in a darkened room with nothing but the warm glow of his computer and the gentle whirr of a printer for company.

Tucking into a bag of leftover prawn crackers, he sat contentedly printing off spreadsheets from Barbary’s computer when Duncan, looking bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, breezed unexpectedly through the door.

‘Will I pull the blinds?’ he said, grinning. ‘It’s awful dark in here.’

‘I don’t believe it,’ said Dougal, astounded. ‘Either your watch is fast or you’ve not had any sleep.’

‘There’s nothing like a wee threat from Westie to get you out of bed, I can tell you.’

‘Aye, look, about that. Just in case you’re thinking I landed you in it, I want you to know, I didn’t say a word.’

‘Relax, pal,’ said Duncan as he tousled his unruly hair. ‘I’m not blaming you for anything, I blame myself.’

‘Come again?’

‘It’s my own fault. I should’ve taken a leaf out of your book and acted more… responsibly. I was out of order, leaving you to do all the work, so, for that, I apologise.’

‘Apologise?’ said Dougal. ‘I don’t believe it, what happened last night? Did you find God?’

‘Not quite, but if I tell you what did happen, I’ll probably get crucified. Now, give me a minute to sort myself out, and I’ll stick the kettle on.’

* * *

Duncan’s jacket had barely hit the back of the chair when a bleary-eyed West, followed by Munro, shuffled through the door, clocked Duncan, and checked her watch.

‘Four minutes to seven,’ she said. ‘I hope she was worth it.’

‘Oh, aye, miss. Look, apologies for taking-off like that, it was selfish and…’

‘We’re a team,’ said West bluntly. ‘We pull together, so next time, unless your next of kin is bleeding profusely from multiple stab wounds, you check before you go. Got that?’

‘Miss.’

‘Right. Lecture over. So, update. Dougal, I found a residential address for Tamarin on the electoral register, actually it’s Tamar again, so let’s just hope they’re one and the same. If he’s not in the office, then that’s where we’ll go. It’s a place called Springside.’

‘Right you are, miss.’

‘Duncan, you and Jimbo; car park at the station. Oh, and after that, I need you to nip up to that caravan park by Greenan Castle, we still haven’t got the footage from their…’

‘Och, are you joking me?’ said Duncan. ‘I’ve just come…’

‘What?’ said West.

‘Nothing. You’re alright.’

‘You were about to say, you’ve just come from there, weren’t you?’

‘Ah-ha!’ said Dougal gleefully. ‘Now I know where you went. You were with that Cathy Brodie, weren’t you?’

‘Hold on,’ said Munro. ‘Cathy Brodie? Is she not the lady who found Hamlyn on the beach?’

‘Aye, chief,’ said Duncan guiltily. ‘She is.’

‘By Jiminy, what kind of an idiot are you?’

‘It was just…’

‘It was just about the stupidest thing you’ve ever done, laddie! She’s a witness! Do you know what that means?’

‘Chief.’

‘It means

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