Cavendish & Walker Box Set by Sally Rigby

Author:Sally Rigby [Rigby, Sally]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Top Drawer Press
Published: 2020-04-14T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eighteen

‘DSI Jamieson is looking for you,’ Ellie said as Whitney bumped into her in the corridor on her way to the incident room.

Damn. That was all she needed. His interference.

‘Okay, thanks. I’ll go see him now.’

She hurried to his office, and when she arrived, he was, as usual, on the phone. His door was ajar, and she knocked gently. He beckoned for her to come in, and she sat down opposite him. She glanced around his office, which was neat and tidy. The wall was adorned with certificates of his achievement. None of which were from the police. Although she tried to forget about his background, every time she was in this room it came rushing back to her.

It would be fine if he never interfered with investigations and got on with all the paper pushing which was the prerogative of his job, but there were times when he did get involved, and that was when she wanted to shove his precious Oxford University degree certificate up his arse.

He finished his call and looked at her. ‘Where are we with the murder cases?’

‘We know both men have been using SnapMate to attract young girls. So far, we’ve spoken to two of the girls Russell Atkins had been grooming but can’t track the third. They both have alibis, as do their parents. We’re in the process of trying to find a girl Keane had been grooming and looking to see if there’s any overlap with Atkins.’

‘Do you have any leads regarding the murderer?’

‘They sent a letter to the local radio station detailing why murders were being carried out. For the moment, they’ve agreed not to broadcast it. I suspect there’ll be more bodies if we don’t catch the perp soon.’

‘That’s all we need. Another serial killer in Lenchester. What happened to the lovely city where people enjoyed a peaceful existence?’

‘All cities have their problems. There’s no such thing as the perfect place to live,’ she said.

‘What has the pathologist come up with?’

‘Dr Dexter confirmed the murders were carried out by the same person. Our second victim also had his genitals removed, cooked, and fed to him. We’re not sure, but we believe the murderer could be a woman.’

Whitney smiled to herself as the colour drained from his face. She enjoyed letting him see the other side of policing, the not so glamorous side, which was very different from attending functions wearing a shiny uniform.

‘Well, make sure you—’

He was interrupted by Whitney’s phone ringing. She pulled it out of her pocket and glanced at the screen. It was her mum.

‘Sorry, sir. I need to take this. It might be an emergency.’ She stood up and walked out of his office, standing beside the open door. ‘Hello, Mum.’

‘Hello, Whitney. How are you?’ her mum said.

‘I’m fine. You’ve phoned me at work. Is there a problem?’

‘A lady from social services is here, and she wants me to let her do some cleaning.’

‘Let me speak to her.’

‘Hello,’ a voice said.

‘This is Whitney Walker.’

‘Your mother’s social worker asked me to call round and do some cleaning.

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