Twist of Fate (A DCI Harry McNeil Crime Thriller Book 18) by John Carson

Author:John Carson [Carson, John]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-07-16T23:00:00+00:00

SIXTEEN

Harry sat in his office reading through the Craig Smith and Amanda Brown file. It was getting late, time to start wrapping up for the day, but he was frustrated by this case. They were being hobbled by Neil McGovern, who was very much playing his cards close to his chest.

He looked through the office window and saw his wife, DS Alex McNeil, come into the incident room. He got up out of his chair, feeling his arse was going numb.

‘Look at this, it’s the better-looking McNeil,’ Charlie Skellett said. He was eating a Rich Tea, dunking it into his mug of tea, trying to time it so it wouldn’t get too soggy and fall in.

‘Thank you for that, Charlie,’ Alex said.

‘No problem, miss. I’m here to please. Grab a pew and I’ll make you a cup of tea.’

‘I’m fine, thanks. I don’t want to be peeing all night.’

‘I hear you. I have a cut-off at seven in the evening. Nothing to eat or drink after the witching hour, as my wife calls it.’

‘That’s the best thing for losing weight. However, it’s past dinnertime and I’m starving. I’m that hungry, I’d even consider eating one of those things.’ She pointed to the packet of biscuits.

‘Rich Tea get a bad rep.’

‘Hi, Alex,’ Lillian said. Elvis waved, as did Julie.

‘Hi, folks. Good to see you again.’ Alex looked around for Frank Miller, but he was nowhere to be seen.

‘How’s Fife treating you?’ Lillian said.

‘I’m enjoying it over there. Max Hold is a good guy to work with.’

‘Should I be getting jealous?’ Harry said as he came from his office into the incident room.

‘Absolutely you should,’ she said, smiling.

‘I knew it.’ He walked over to the kettle. ‘Anybody want one?’

‘Got one, thanks, chief,’ Skellett said. ‘Your missus mentioned something about bladder problems, so that will be a no for her.’

‘Charlie!’ Alex said. ‘You’re making me think I’m as old as you.’

‘Don’t knock it; some people don’t get to my age.’ He laughed and carried on dunking and slurping.

‘How’s your leg doing?’ she asked him.

‘Still the same, hen. The doc doesn’t want to go in laparoscopically and play around. He says he could make things worse, but how much worse could it be? I just want to be able to walk properly again.’

‘Hopefully, it will heal on its own.’

‘Fingers crossed.’

Harry walked over to the whiteboard as he waited for the kettle to boil.

‘Calvin is just as much in the dark with his victim as we are,’ he said to the others. ‘Amanda Brown was Craig Smith’s girlfriend, but they had history. I can’t go into all the details, but they went way back.’

‘They killed a wee lassie with a crossbow twelve years ago,’ Skellett said.

Harry turned to look at him. ‘You never heard that from me.’

‘I know I didn’t. I know there’s a news blackout on the victims, but we know Smith was shot with a crossbow, and I’m going out on a limb here, but I’m willing to bet his girlfriend was killed in the same way.

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