The Needle House: DS Lasser series volume one. (The DS Lasser Series Book 1) by Robin Roughley

Author:Robin Roughley [Roughley, Robin]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2014-01-12T00:00:00+00:00

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Sprawled on the sofa, bare feet resting on the coffee table, Lasser had the television on with the sound turned down. The conversation with Fossey had raised more questions than answers.

'Look, Lasser, it's not an exact science.'

'Nobody's saying it is but you spent time in the house and you were the one who led us to the tank. So, you must have been running things over in your head; I mean, it's your job for Christ's sake.'

'Not anymore.'

'Don't give me that, you might write books for a living but you're still a shrink.'

Fossey sighed. 'OK, I've given it some thought but to be honest I haven't come up with anything new.'

'Look, we have Ashley Radfield in custody; believe it or not we found a cufflink with Radfield's initials on it. It was on the floor of the tower directly beneath the body of Billy Jones.'

'It was trapped underneath the body?'

'Not as such, the body was hanging from a crossbeam.'

Fossey grimaced, he could picture the scene, it was no wonder Lasser hadn't wanted to go into detail in front of Michael.

'So, it proves that at least one of the Radfields had been inside the building.' Fossey said.

'Well, that's where I begin to get a little nervous.'

'I don't follow.'

Lasser laid it all out, finding the cufflink, searching the house and finding its twin.

'I mean, come on, Fossey, why run the risk of moving the body from the old house to a tower that has links to his family going back generations. And then be so idiotic as to leave a calling card behind.'

'You think someone is trying to set him up?' Fossey had asked.

'I know it sounds far-fetched but as far as I can see Ashley Radfield has no motive for wanting to kill anyone, especially not someone like Billy Jones, I mean, what would he gain?'

'Well, the Radfield family would have made enemies over the years but it's a big leap from feeling aggrieved about something that happened in the past to slaughtering a fourteen-year-old boy and then trying to lay the blame on your enemy.'

'Agreed, but it is possible.' Lasser said.

'Anything's possible.'

'Right, so let's work on that assumption. If someone was trying to drop Ashley Radfield in deep shit, then, it would presumably be someone who's had dealings with him in the past.'

'That sounds plausible.'

'It also means that whoever did this has been inside the house.'

'The cufflink?'

'Precisely, though as far as I'm aware there's been no break-in…'

'Maybe you should double check.'

'Don't worry I intend too.'

'So, you could be looking for someone who's known to the family, someone who has access to the place.'

'Mm, the trouble is Ashley Radfield only came down from Scotland early on Monday afternoon and according to him it was a rare visit.'

'And Malcolm Radfield's dead.'

'Yeah and how convenient is that, let's face it the killer could have been hobnobbing with his Lordship and his son wouldn't have a bloody clue.'

'And you're sure Radfield committed suicide?'

'On the face of it, though let's say I'll be having a word with the pathologist just to be on the safe side.

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