Witch Hunt: A Novel (Jack Harvey) by Rankin Ian

Author:Rankin, Ian [Rankin, Ian]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: FIC000000
ISBN: 9780759567085
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Published: 2005-11-30T16:00:00+00:00

‘I’m glad you’ve called,” Michael Barclay said into the receiver.

“And who was that delightful French lady?” Dominic Elder asked.

“My colleague’s mother.” Just then Dominique herself came into the hall and handed Barclay a glass of cold beer, with which he toasted her. It had been another long day.

“Since you’re glad I called,” Elder went on, “I take it you’re either in trouble or you’re onto something.”

“Maybe both,” said Barclay. “When I bugged Separt’s apartment, I copied some of his computer disks.”

“Clever boy.”

“I bet Mrs. Parry would say something different. Anyway, we’ve been reading through them. Mostly ideas for cartoon strips, but there’s a lot of personal correspondence, too, including a couple of letters to Wolf Bandorff.”

“Well well.”

“Discussing some project of Separt’s, a cartoon book about Bandorff’s career.”

“The world is a strange place, Michael. So what does this tell us?”

“It connects Separt to Witch’s old teacher.”

“It does indeed. It’s almost as if she’s living her life again backwards.”

“Sorry?” Barclay had finished the beer. He held the cold glass against his face, like a second telephone receiver.

“She started her life in Britain, but early on joined Bandorff’s gang. The link seems still to be there.”

Barclay still wasn’t sure what Elder was getting at. “You told me,” he said, “always work the idea all the way through.”

There was a pause. “You’re thinking of taking another trip?”

“Yes. Do you think I could get it past Mrs. Parry?”

Elder considered this. “To be frank, almost certainly not. It’s getting too far out of our territory.” He paused. “Then again, maybe there’s just a chance.”

“How?”

Elder’s voice seemed to have faded slightly. “You’ve lied to her before, haven’t you . . . ?”

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