Blind Angel of Wrath (The Daisy Hayes Trilogy Book 2) by Nick Aaron

Author:Nick Aaron [Aaron, Nick]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: sexual abuse, kidnapping, female sleuth, sculpture, mind mapping, blindness, communes, london 1960s, blind heroine, hippie mystery
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

That day, after she got home and had eaten something for lunch, Daisy called the number that Martin McCullough had given her. This time it took much longer for him to answer the phone. “Hey, Daisy Hayes! Sorry to make you wait, I was kinda busy. What news have you got for me?”

“Well, I’ve got all the information you asked for, including the real names of the ringleaders.”

Then Daisy reported to the father that a year ago his daughter had left the hippie commune of her own accord with a man who pretended to be a photographer. “I have a description of the man, who went under the alias ‘Jumping Jack’. Now I think it is time to go to the police. It seems to me that I have unearthed some elements of the puzzle that they may not be aware of…”

“Let’s not rush into anything like that! There’s no need to call in the help of the cops just yet. You see, they’ve already concluded that Loretta went away of her own accord with a ‘person unknown’.”

“What!”

“Yeah, but you see, there’s the rub. Just because she left voluntarily, they concluded that there is no foul play. But that’s where they’re completely wrong… That this ‘Jumping Jack’ bastard was able to lure my Loretta away, does not mean that he’s not a pervert and a rapist, you know?”

“Of course, I can see that! But how do you happen to know all this? How do you know what the police has concluded?”

“It was all in the report they handed over to me when they closed the case.”

“What! Couldn’t you tell me that before? Couldn’t you have given me a copy of that report, you bastard!?”

“What good would that have done? You’re blind! You couldn’t have read it anyway.”

“Don’t be disingenuous, McCullough. You could have told me what you know; I could have asked a friend to read out that report to me; I could even have had it printed in Braille by a transcriber… By the way, do the police also know the real names of the leaders of that prostitution ring?”

“Yes, if you’re talking about Philip Underwood and Ian Lindon, their names were mentioned in the report as well. Those two probably couldn’t refuse to show some identification, under the circumstances. However, the police did not seem to reach the same conclusion you did about the nature of the transactions taking place at that commune… But I tend to share your point of view, my dear Daisy.”

“Don’t you ‘dear Daisy’ me, you bastard! This is really the limit!”

“You’re pretty mad at me, huh?”

“You bet! If only I knew where to find you, I’d come over and punch your face!”

The man just roared with laughter.

“How on earth can I work for you if you keep such essential information back from me!”

“Okay, listen, I’ve got my reasons. I know how to handle an agent: I’ve had a lot of experience in the field myself… If I had briefed you on all the information I had, you couldn’t have helped me any further.

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