Murder at the Holiday Home by David Pearson

Author:David Pearson [Pearson, David]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: THE BOOK FOLKS bestselling crime fiction publisher
Published: 2019-02-24T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

Lyons and Hays found each other easily at The Brasserie, without the aid of a rolled-up newspaper. The place was filling up, and there was a nice buzz in the air along with delicious aromas of freshly prepared food.

They sat at the table that they often occupied at lunchtime, near the back of the restaurant where it was just a little quieter than the rest of the place. When they had ordered, Hays said to Lyons, “Well then, to what do I owe the pleasure of your company on this fine bright spring day, Ms Lyons?”

Lyons gave her partner an update on where they were with the case, which in fairness didn’t amount to much. She also told him that she was feeling quite frustrated with the whole thing, and was hoping that he might be able to give her a few ideas on how best to proceed.

“What’s the Dutchman like?” Hays said.

“He’s OK. Seems nice enough, but I’m not under any illusion as to why he’s here,” Lyons said.

“And that would be?”

“He wants to crack this organised crime gang that are up to no good with all this gold. But frankly, I couldn’t give a damn about what the Lithuanians are up to in the Netherlands. All I want is to solve this murder case.”

“I see what you mean, but maybe as the two could be connected, you could help each other to sort both things out?”

“Maybe. But let’s focus on the murder for a minute. I don’t think the answer lies in Utrecht. Sure, there may be a connection, but the killing happened here. So who’s behind it? We can see the motive clearly enough – obviously the gold. The means is not in dispute, it’s just the ‘who’ that we need to get to.”

Hays could sense Lyons’ frustration in the way she was telling the story, but just then their food arrived, and Hays hoped that she would feel a bit more positive when she had eaten. After a few mouthfuls, he ventured, “Well, there is one way you might be able to flush them out – but it’s risky.”

“Go on.”

“You could set up a sting. Get someone to buy some of the gold off the net and wait for the thieves to come around to collect. You might not nab the murderer, but it could get you a lot further than you are now.”

“Hmm, sounds reasonable. But it could take a while, and consume lots and lots of your valuable budget,” Lyons said.

“Let me worry about that. Why don’t you have a chat with Janssen about it – he might have something useful to add, and he could give you an idea of the lead time between the gold being sent and it being taken back – if that’s actually what is happening.”

“Have you some doubt about it?”

“Yeah, I do. It’s a nice story, but it sounds a bit – I don’t know – wacky. It’s too easy. I’d say there’s a bit more to it if you ask me.

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