The Missing Model by Roger Silverwood

Author:Roger Silverwood [SILVERWOOD, ROGER]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Joffe Books crime thrillers and mysteries
Published: 2020-02-19T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TEN

‘Come in,’ Angel called. The interruption disturbed his thoughts.

It was Gawber.

‘What is it, Ron? I’ve just had Grainger’s wife in here.’

‘Yes. I saw her in reception. Nice-looking woman, too good for him.’

‘Aye,’ Angel enthusiastically agreed. ‘What do you want?’

‘You wanted a report on Katrina Chancey’s credit cards.’

‘Yes? Come in. Sit down.’

‘Well, she had three. She certainly gave them some hammer. Her last transaction was Wednesday, the eleventh of April, two hundred and forty pounds at Monique’s, a fashion shop in Leeds. Nothing since.’

Angel wrinkled up his nose. ‘I wonder what she got for her money, a pair of matching handkerchiefs?’

‘I’ve enquired, sir. It’s on the chitty. She got a red dress. A Dare Devil model.’

A wry smile appeared for a moment. ‘Magic,’ he said. ‘And what about her mobile?’

‘Nothing since Friday the thirteenth. Just after four, she phoned the Top Notch model agency in London.’

‘That it?’

He nodded.

Angel pursed his lips. ‘She’s disappeared and doesn’t want to be found, or she’s kidnapped, or – dread the thought – she’s dead.’

Gawber sighed heavily.

‘Gabriel Grainger left on Friday night, the thirteenth. Zoë’s heard nothing since. The dates fit, Ron,’ he said with a sniff.

‘And he is known to be a hell of a philanderer.’

‘Isn’t it possible that they’ve pushed off together, sir?’

Angel sighed. ‘Yes. Anything is possible. I don’t know. But Grainger is an old customer, and I have a bit of an interest in him. We’ve got his pic in records. I want you to have it printed up – let Ahmed do it – and circulated round the station to all officers. He’s been missing two weeks now. But that’s a long time for a lump like that to be away from his wife, especially one as juicy as Zoë. Unless, of course, he prefers something younger with a barrel of money.’

Gawber smiled.

‘I hope I am not going to have to be the one to tell her he’s been found dead somewhere,’ Angel added.

Gawber looked up. ‘Why do you say that, sir?’

‘Grainger’s the sort of man who takes risks, unnecessary risks. Sometimes just for the hell of it. Just for the thrill of danger … he thinks the experience is worth more than the outcome. Zoë said that he was going on a job that offered big rewards. It required some travelling. He took a suitcase. Two weeks is a hell of a long time in this business, Ron. He could have travelled round the world in that time. We have to make of it what we can.’

Gawber couldn’t make anything of it. He shook his head, went out and closed the door.

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