Tom Douglas Box Set 2 by Rachel Abbott

Author:Rachel Abbott [Abbott, Rachel]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Black Dot Publishing
Published: 2019-06-29T22:00:00+00:00

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Tom had spent too long thinking about Maggie Taylor and what was making her so edgy. He didn’t have any answers, so he had to concentrate on what he did know, and that meant focusing on Adam Mellor. The question was, did Adam Mellor have an accomplice? Maggie Taylor had said there were two men in the van that had followed her, so if a second man was involved it would be good to know who he was.

Becky popped her head round the door.

‘Louisa Knight has agreed to call in to see us on her way home from work to take a look at the picture of Adam Mellor. Maybe he’s been seen around with one of her colleagues. She’ll be here in about ten minutes.’

‘Let’s both see her. I’ve got a couple more questions to ask her.’

Becky stood looking at him for a second. ‘If you’re going to talk to her, I think two of us is overkill, frankly. So why don’t you get started, and I’ll join you when you’ve got through the pleasantries stage, hmm?’

She turned to leave, but not before Tom had seen the cheeky grin on her face. It wasn’t easy to fool Becky. It was obvious that he didn’t need to see Louisa. The fact was, he wanted to.

She was waiting in reception when Tom went downstairs, and as he showed her into a small interview room and asked for a cup of tea for both of them he felt a momentary lightening of the weight of concern that he was lugging around with him.

‘Sorry to drag you out here again, Louisa. Especially so late in the day. I’m sure you have somewhere better to be.’

Louisa shook her head and smiled. ‘Nope. Just an evening in front of the fire. Me, Bailey and a bottle of red.’

‘Oh. Then I’m sorry to deprive Bailey of your company this evening,’ he said, feeling vaguely disappointed.

She smiled and gave a small shake of the head.

‘Don’t you worry about Bailey. He’ll curl up in front of the wood burner. He’ll be fine. My neighbour will let him out.’

Tom relaxed. Dog or cat? he wondered. He was a dog person, and if it hadn’t been for his long working hours would have picked one up from Animal Rescue years ago. It sounded like a peaceful, relaxing evening, something Tom wasn’t likely to be getting in the near future.

He pushed all thoughts of fires, red wine and dogs to the back of his mind and filled Louisa in with as much detail as he could.

‘We have an unusual situation in that a woman is missing who looks very much like your friend Hayley. In fact, when Hayley’s body was found, we initially thought she was our missing person. That seems like a hell of a coincidence, and we’re concerned for the safety of this woman. We’ve got somebody in our sights who we think might be involved in some way, and I’m hoping you can help.’

‘Okay. Is it one of

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