Deadly Secrets by Phillipa Nefri Clark
Author:Phillipa Nefri Clark [Clark, Phillipa Nefri]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Phillipa Nefri Clark
Published: 2020-05-30T16:00:00+00:00
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âFlight is early, just after six in the morning so Iâll have plenty of time to get the hire car and drive to Lakeview Care.â Charlotte unlocked the gate as Trev packed up the equipment heâd used to create a cast of the footprint from a rapid-set compound. âIâll leave at half past four to get to the airport in time.â
âHappy to drive you.â He wished she would let him.
âAgain, thanks but Iâm better getting myself there so I can focus on the day ahead. Are you leaving that to dry?â
âYeah. Letâs take a quick look at your theory.â He grinned as he followed Charlotte through the gate. Sheâd cut part of the vine back with a few choice words under her breath. The remains were piled on the grass until she worked out what to do with them. Something about starting a compost heap.
When heâd arrived just after dawn, heâd hoped not to disturb Charlotte, but it was only a few minutes before sheâd brought him a coffee, and stayed there as heâd worked. There was a deep tiredness about her but her eyes were bright and excited about something sheâd remembered from the other night.
âThe footprint reminded me. Not at once, but later, after Iâd booked the flights. It was what Kevin said.â
They followed the main track to the entrance of the flower trail. There, they stopped.
âOkay, run through it with me.â Trev peered into the gloom. This was a dark place despite the early sun making some inroads through the canopy.
âKevin told you he approached the clearing from over there.â Charlotte pointed in the general direction of the other vehicle entrance, out of sight from here. âHeâd cut across the back of the bushland to reach it. I wonder how many people know thereâs a path there?â
âLots of people use this area to walk.â
âNope. Not really. Iâd say a dozen, tops, and they tend to be the same walkers, usually with dogs and because of that, they avoid going into the heavy growth. Snakes, perhaps? Anyway, not lots.â
He managed to hide his smile. Listening to her reasoning always taught him something. Sometimes about her, often about himself and how to do his own job better.
âI saw somebody here. Well,â she moved a few steps, âhere. I think.â
âAnd it was raining at the time?â
âBucketing down. From here, the view is clear.â She turned to face the bookshop. Her apartment was easy to see and the window overlooked this area. âWhoever this person was, Kevin or someone else, they stood in this spot or very close.â
âYou mentioned footprints. Do you think there may be evidence to prove it was him all along?â Trev peered at the ground. It was churned up by the volume of foot traffic over the past few days. There were footprints, but they mingled with other ones.
âNot so much here, but along the trail. I walked in and ran out. Kevin claims he walked out. And we know one person walked in. It was muddy and slippery underfoot.
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