Easy Kill by Lin Anderson

Author:Lin Anderson [Anderson, Lin]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
Published: 2009-01-08T00:00:00+00:00

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CATHY’S KILLER SHOULD have removed her boots before he disposed of the body. Sand gets everywhere. You don’t have to be a beach lover to know that.

Rhona peered through the microscope at the mix of sand and water. Sand particles ranged in diameter from 0.0625mm to 2mm, their shape and composition dependent on age and origin. But that wasn’t all. The watery cushion that surrounded sand was a natural habitat for bacteria, algae and tiny animals. Cathy had brought a microscopic world back in her boots. A world that could tell Rhona where she first entered the water.

According to Judy, horned wrack was found only in brackish water. In the Clyde estuary, it grew on the northern shore, notably at the village of Cardross. The village itself didn’t have a sailing club, but there was a marina at nearby Rhu. The MO might be different, but Cathy’s death looked suspiciously linked to the watery world of their killer.

Rhona tried Bill’s mobile. When it rang unanswered, she called the main desk and asked if he was still about. The sergeant told her the DI was at the hospital. Rhona immediately thought something had happened to Margaret, but the sergeant put her right.

‘An old guy, pulled in for questioning on the Necropolis case, was knocked down near Duke Street.’

‘Geordie Wilkins?’

‘That’s the one.’

‘Is he alive?’

The sergeant didn’t know. Rhona had to be content with his promise to tell the DI she’d called.

A smell of cooking greeted Rhona’s entrance to the flat, lifting her spirits. Then she heard voices, and realised Sean had a visitor. Rhona wasn’t in the mood for small talk. Sean was easy if she didn’t want to chat, and there were plenty of other ways to take your mind off the job. Rhona had been thinking of one in particular as she climbed the stairs.

She listened in the hall, wondering if she could head for the shower in the hope that the visitor would have left by the time she’d finished. The voices were low, but quite intense, and for a frightening moment Rhona thought it might be something to do with Sam. She opened the kitchen door to find Sean and his visitor at the table. They were drinking red wine.

Sean spotted her, and both men stood up together. When the other man turned, Rhona’s heart leapt in recognition.

‘Liam!’

Rhona’s eyes ranged over her son. He seemed taller, or thinner, or both. His skin was burnt brown, his hair bleached by the sun. Africa had changed him, just as it had changed her the first time she’d gone there. He had an air of confidence she didn’t remember from their last meeting.

Neither seemed sure what to do next. At last Liam stepped forward. He smiled, but made no move to embrace her. Rhona would have given anything to put her arms around her son, but felt that wasn’t possible – not yet.

‘I tried calling you,’ Sean said.

‘Sorry, I switched the mobile off while I was in the lab.’

‘I’ve asked Liam to join us for dinner.

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