Detective Erlendur 09 - Outrage [Myrká] by Arnaldur Indriðason

Author:Arnaldur Indriðason
Language: eng
Format: mobi, azw3
Published: 2011-06-22T23:00:00+00:00

Elínborg did not make it home for dinner. She rang Teddi to say she did not know when she would be back. He was used to these calls, and simply told her to take care. They spoke briefly. Elínborg asked him to make sure that Theodóra took her knitting to school in the morning. She was supposed to knit fifteen rows for the class, but Theodóra detested all handiwork lessons at school, whether needlework or carpentry. Her current project, a woolly hat, had largely been knitted by her mother.

Elínborg rang off and put her mobile in her pocket, then pressed the doorbell. She heard it ringing inside. A long time passed, and nothing happened. She rang again and heard a rustling before the door was finally opened by a dishevelled woman in a white dressing gown.

‘Good evening,’ said Elínborg. ‘Is Valur in?’

‘Who are you?’

‘I’m from the police. My name’s Elínborg, I spoke to him a couple of days ago.’

The woman looked Elínborg up and down, then called out to Valur that someone wanted to see him.

‘Does he sell from here?’ asked Elínborg bluntly.

The woman looked at her as if she did not understand the question.

Valur appeared. ‘You again?’ he remarked.

‘Would you mind coming for a short ride in the car with me?’ asked Elínborg.

‘Who is this?’ the woman asked.

‘It’s nothing,’ replied Valur. ‘Go inside – I’ll deal with it.’

‘Oh, yeah, you deal with everything!’ she sneered and went back into the flat, where a baby could be heard crying.

‘Why don’t you leave me alone?’ said Valur. ‘Are you on your own? Where’s that wanker who was with you before?’

‘This won’t take long,’ said Elínborg. She hoped she hadn’t woken the baby by ringing the doorbell. ‘Just a quick drive, that’s all.’

‘What drive? What’s this fucking bullshit?’

‘You’ll see. You could earn some brownie points. I expect someone like you needs them.’

‘I don’t work for you,’ said Valur.

‘Really? I’ve heard that you do, actually. I’m told you can be quite cooperative, despite giving me such a rude reception. My friend on the Drug Squad says you tell them all sorts about other dealers. He said if I mentioned it you might be less bloody-minded. Or I can go and get him, and all three of us can go together. But I’d rather not disturb him unless it’s absolutely necessary. He’s a family man, like you.’

Valur gave the matter some thought. ‘What do you want me to do?’ he said.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.