Penumbra by Keri Arthur

Author:Keri Arthur [Arthur, Keri]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: urban fantasy
ISBN: 9780749909130
Publisher: Piatkus Books
Published: 2009-06-03T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

Gabriel showed his ID to the black-clad police officer keeping watch and ducked under the yellow crime-scene tapes. The rotating red and blue lights of the nearby police vehicles washed across the night, splashing color across the white walled, ten story apartment block directly ahead. He looked up. The building had million dollar views over Albert Park Lake, which became part of the Grand Prix racing track when the Formula One party was in town, and yet the design of the building, with its small windows spaced far apart, was such that the views almost seemed unimportant. It was almost as if privacy and darkness had been the ultimate concerns.

Odd, to say the least.

"There're three apartments on each floor. Douglass lives in ten-o-three, which is the one with the lake view." Illie was looking at his notebook more than where he was going, and Gabriel rather churlishly hoped he'd run into something. But the man seemed to have a six sense when it came to objects in his path and sidestepped each one at the last moment. All without actually looking up. "The building has keypad number and thumbprint code security in place, and the system records details of all visitors."

"You've checked the records for her apartment?" He flashed his badge at the officer standing at the heavily-barred front door, and nodded a thanks when the officer keyed open the door for them.

"Yes. No visitors recorded for the last forty-eight hours," Illie said. "She left her apartment at five-forty five this morning, and returned at two thirty this afternoon. She was alone both times."

Another state police officer stood at the elevator. Gabriel again showed his badge, and asked, "Who's the officer in charge up there?"

"Captain Marsdan."

Who was the head of Sam's squad when she'd been a state police officer, and a man who had no real liking for SIU interference. But he was an excellent cop and, despite his adverse opinion of the SIU, he was probably the reason they'd been called in so fast.

They made their way up in the elevator. Illie shoved his notebook back in his pocket and clicked the record button on his viaphone.

Gabriel watched with mild amusement. It was always easy to tell raw recruits from those who had been with the bureau for years, simply because the newbies followed the rules to the letter. Those who had been around for a while only recorded information when there was actually something to record. And in cases like this one, there'd be a crimecorder in place, anyway, so there was really no point in doubling up.

Black uniforms dominated the fifth floor, several interviewing neighbors and others guarding Douglass's door. Gabriel flashed his badge yet again and stepped inside the apartment.

A spherical-shaped crimecorder hovered in the middle of the living room, red light flashing to indicate it was recording. It swung around as he entered. "ID please."

"Assistant Director Gabriel Stern, SIU, and Agent James Illie, SIU," he said almost absently as he looked around.

Douglass might have

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