Brotherhood: An urban thriller packed full of suspense (Mason & Sterling Thrillers Book 1) by David Beckler

Author:David Beckler [Beckler, David]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Sapere Books
Published: 2019-02-06T16:00:00+00:00

Siobhan and Eddy followed Walcott out and watched him walk away.

“Cool bugger isn’t he?” observed Eddy. “You think he’s got anything to do with it?”

“I’m not sure. Philip must have had help, so why not the cyclists?”

“But they were going the wrong way.”

“Maybe, but if they were searching for Liam…” She didn’t need to finish. “I thought we had him when I asked about the bike.” Siobhan recalled his momentary panic. “Make sure someone takes him home and collects it.”

“I’ll get them to take him in a van; they can bag it and shove it in the back, although he didn’t seem too worried about the fingerprinting or DNA.”

“Probably wore gloves, but it’s worth a try.”

Eddy nodded. “Shall we do the other boys now or the girl?”

“The girl. Let the others sweat.”

Jenna Wilson sat in the seat between the solicitor and welfare officer and smiled at Siobhan but she didn’t return it. Nonplussed, the girl’s gaze flicked to the solicitor who’d stopped doodling and was studying his new client with interest.

“Jenna, do you know why you’re here?” Siobhan asked.

“You want to ask me about Liam?” The mention of the dead youth seemed to upset her.

Siobhan studied her, trying to gauge her sincerity. “We’re not happy with your account of what happened on Sunday the twenty second: the evening you spent with Philip Mason. You do realise lying to the police is a serious matter?”

“Of course. I wouldn’t… I haven’t lied.” The girl blinked, looking less assured.

“So you don’t want to change anything you told us yesterday?” Eddy used a grave tone.

“No,” she whispered and glanced towards the solicitor who looked like he wanted to intervene to save her, if he could only think of a reason for doing so. “No, I don’t want to change anything,” she said with more conviction.

Siobhan detected fear behind the confidence. “What would you say if I told you we have evidence Philip was in Ancoats at the time you said he was with you?”

The girl examined her immaculate fingernails.

“That’s near where the firefighters found Liam’s body, as you no doubt know.”

Tears created two tracks down her cheekbones and she sniffed. The solicitor produced a handkerchief, handing it to the girl as he favoured Siobhan with a look of censure. Jenna whispered something to him.

“Chief Inspector, can I have a private word with my client?”

Siobhan concealed a smile of triumph and gathered her notes. “We’ll wait outside.”

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