THE GUILTY MAN an absolutely gripping crime mystery with a massive twist (Detectives Lennox & Wilde Thrillers Book 1) by HELEN H. DURRANT

Author:HELEN H. DURRANT [DURRANT, HELEN H.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Joffe Books crime thriller and mystery
Published: 2020-10-28T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-nine

“I’ve got to go to work, Sandy,” Harry told his friend when he returned. He saw his friend’s face fall and immediately felt guilty. It’ll be okay, he told himself. But apprehension was making him edgy. The last thing Harry wanted was his past shoving in his face.

“What, no chat? No breakfast? But, laddie, you promised.”

Fair comment. He owed him that much. Sandy had come a long way. All Harry wanted was to get him out of the way, but the least he could do was feed him first. “Okay, but it’ll have to be quick.”

“Off to the station then?”

“No, a newsagents’ about five miles away. I’m knee deep in a murder case, Sandy. I really don’t have a lot of time for socialising.”

“You don’t have to worry about me, I can amuse myself. That sergeant of yours, is she going with you?”

“No, I’ll ring her in a bit. She can get on with something else.” A thought suddenly occurred to Harry. “If you do bump into her and she asks, you’re an old friend of the family. All right? When you rang the other day, you caught me on the hop. Jess was curious. If I’d told her anything else, there’d have been questions, hence the lie.”

“I’m honoured, but why not just tell her the truth, that I’m your old boss and proud of it? We worked well together, we were a good team, until . . .”

Harry gave the older man a quizzical look. “You sure about the team thing? Because if I was you, I’d be wondering about that.”

“Oh, I’ve got questions, and some theories, but another time. Later perhaps, over a pint.”

That tone. Harry knew it of old. There was unfinished business between them. The ageing DCI was evidently happy to play the long game.

“Look, I’ve no problem with you being here, but I just ask one thing. If you spend any time with Jess, my sergeant, don’t bring up the past or anything to do with my work in Glasgow. She will ask, she’s nosy, that’s what makes her such a good detective.”

“Okay, I’ll keep it light. Point me in the direction of a reasonable bed and breakfast and I’ll be fine. Perhaps some food first though, and then I’ll have a wander around the town until you get back from work. Tonight, we’ll go to your local and have that talk.”

Harry nodded. He didn’t relish the prospect. He knew where ‘that talk’ might lead. And Sandy with a drink inside him could be trouble.

* * *

At the café in the shopping mall, Harry got a coffee to go and left Sandy tucking into the works and chatting happily with Elsie. Harry knew he should take Jess with him, but he couldn’t face the interrogation. He rang and left her a message. He wanted the mobile records for Ryan Cassidy, Nick Sutton, and Andy Marsh. Urgently. He’d look at them later. He also wanted to ensure that the brown paper envelope had reached the Reid okay.

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