Her Hidden Shadow: A completely nail-biting and gripping crime thriller by Carla Kovach

Author:Carla Kovach
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781837903092
Publisher: Bookouture

Thirty-One

For once, Gina wasn’t driving. She wondered if DI Collier was going to say anything, but he’d kept his gaze on the damp road ahead. As for his thoughts, who knows where they were right now. She noticed that the collar of his crisp white shirt had been starched stiff. He reached up and poked a finger down it to loosen it away from his dark brown skin. Gina remembered those moments well when working with Sullivan. She was a stickler for smartness and heavily critical of anything out of place and that was truly reflected in how perfectly Collier was dressed.

‘It’s this turning.’ She pointed to Bay Road.

‘Thank you.’ As he turned the wheel, the low morning sun glinted off his wedding ring.

And that was it. No talk of the witness or how they were going to approach the interview. All she knew was that she was going to lead, and he was going to be monitoring her every word and reporting back to Sullivan. Was he friend or foe? She still had to find that out.

He turned and glanced at her as he pulled into a parking space opposite Hale’s mother’s house. His expression gave nothing away. ‘Right, I’m okay with you leading but stick to what we discussed. You know the case better than me, but I will try to catch up with everything between the briefing at the station and attending the post-mortem later.’ He pushed his horn-rimmed glasses further up his nose and got out of the car.

‘We have another briefing that soon?’ She knew they’d barely have time to even nip to the loo, let along wedge in another briefing.

He cleared his throat. ‘I have. The super requires that I report back at regular intervals, and she wants me there in person.’

Gina was grateful to remain on the case but if every move was monitored to the nth degree, it would take forever to catch the murderer. ‘Great, let’s go and see what Ms Hale has to say. We have backup on standby just in case Gerard Hale turns up. Uniform is positioned less than a minute away should we need them. Keeping them out of sight for now is the best way to approach as I’m hoping she’ll open up. I’d say we’re ready to go.’ Gina opened the passenger door and stepped out onto the pavement.

DI Collier took his large grey overcoat off the back seat and put it on before following her towards the house. Gina stopped at the edge of the block-paved drive while he pulled his satchel across his chest and hurried over. She took in the three storey Victorian terrace with its huge bay ground-floor window. Thick nets stopped them from seeing inside. She wondered if Hale was holed up in one of the many rooms, hoping that he’d never be found. A nervous flutter stemmed from her stomach to her throat, and acid threatened to rise. She’d never felt such pressure in her life. Jacob needed her to get this right.

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