Fair Game: A Yorkshire Murder Mystery (DCI Harry Grimm Crime Thrillers Book 11) by David J. Gatward

Author:David J. Gatward [Gatward, David J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Weirdstone Publishing
Published: 2022-08-30T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO

Jadyn had found the previous day a little frustrating. It was all very well following procedure, but sometimes he thought the best thing to do was ignore it. After what had been discovered by Harry’s girlfriend, Grace, on Tuesday night, he’d been itching to get involved with the investigation, but Harry had insisted, and Gordy had made it more than clear on the boss’s behalf, that he wasn’t on duty and coming in had not been an option.

He'd spent the day mooching around his flat over in Catterick, either dozing on the sofa, listening to random selections from his vinyl collection—the day had been all about Earth, Wind and Fire, for some reason—or eating. Not a bad day, all in all, but he’d have rather been out doing something useful. He’d been to the gym, so that was something, wasn’t it? Keeping that regular wasn’t easy, but so far, he’d managed pretty well with it. And now he was sitting next to Detective Inspector Haig as she sped them along through Wensleydale, their destination a car wash.

Jadyn looked again at the business card for where they were heading.

‘Catchy name,’ he said.

‘Not half as bad as the one for the scrapyard Matt and Jen visited yesterday,’ Gordy said. ‘Well done on making that connection, by the way.’

‘How do you mean?’

‘This was your idea, remember? You made the link between the victim’s hands and washing cars.’

Jadyn couldn’t help but smile at this, smugly, too.

‘Could still be that they worked in a kitchen, though,’ he said, attempting a little bit of modesty, but not too much.

‘It could,’ said Gordy. ‘But this feels right, don’t you think?’

‘Do you?’

‘Very much so, actually. That was some sharp thinking, if you ask me. We could’ve found ourselves traipsing around every restaurant, hotel, and café in the area if it wasn’t for you speaking up.’

‘I sometimes think Harry’s view is that I speak up too much.’

‘Don’t be daft,’ said Gordy, a laugh in her voice. ‘You’re keen. He likes that. And so do I, as it happens. So, don’t you go losing that.’

Neither spoke for the next few minutes, and Jadyn spent the time trying not to yawn. But it was no good and one escaped a little too loudly.

‘Sorry about that,’ he said.

‘Didn’t rest much yesterday, then?’

‘I did. Well, I tried,’ Jadyn said. ‘Guess I was just thinking about what everyone else was doing.’

‘Their job, like you are now, that’s all. And being off duty to rest is as important as it is being on duty. Never forget that.’

‘I won’t.’

‘Good.’

The journey continued in relative silence, the only sound that of the wind hissing in through the vents. Jadyn knew the route well, as it was one he took most days, travelling over to Wensleydale to work. And even though it was a lovely drive, he was beginning to wonder if he should move a little closer. Catterick was all very well, but he was really getting to know the team now, having joined around a year ago.

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