Rogue Killer by Leigh Russell

Author:Leigh Russell
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Oldcastle Books
Published: 2018-11-08T12:10:35+00:00

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No one else seemed interested in finding out what had happened to the missing long-haired witness, Lindsey Curtis, but Geraldine still clung to the possibility that her fate might be somehow tied in with the murders.

‘It seems too much of a coincidence, her disappearing like that, just after she might have seen two murders being committed.’

‘Are you saying you still think she was somehow involved?’ Ariadne asked. ‘There’s no evidence for that.’

‘No, I’m saying I don’t think it’s necessarily a coincidence that she’s disappeared just now.’

‘Women leave home for all sorts of reasons,’ Ariadne replied.

Despite her colleagues’ lack of interest in the missing woman’s fate, on her way home from work that evening, Geraldine called at the house once again. Sooner or later she hoped to find out what, if anything, the woman had witnessed on the nights of the two murders. In addition to that, even though no body had been discovered, Geraldine remained uneasy about her fate. If no one answered the bell again, she would question the missing woman’s neighbours to see if they could tell her anything about her. It was possible one of them knew her and might be able to suggest where she could have gone. Perhaps she had confided in a member of her family, or a friend. It was unlikely, but worth following up, because it was possible.

Geraldine drove to the address in a side turning off Gillygate. Claremont Terrace was narrow, and several cars were parked along the kerb. Parking a few doors away from the house, she walked up and rang the bell. No one answered so she walked past paved front yards as far as the adjoining property. The man who came to the door there was at least seventy, with a balding head and a round face. He smiled kindly at Geraldine.

‘Yes? Can I help you?’ he greeted her with old-fashioned courtesy.

She was pleased his smile didn’t falter when she held up her identity card. Increasingly, members of the public clammed up or became hostile when she introduced herself as a police officer. When she asked him whether he knew his neighbours, he nodded thoughtfully.

‘You mean next door?’ He jerked his head in the direction of the house where the elusive woman lived. ‘Oh yes. That is, I don’t know her, exactly, but I’ve seen her once or twice, coming and going. She isn’t often around. I don’t think I’ve seen her more than a few times and never to speak to. Why? Has something happened that I ought to know about?’

The neighbour told her that the woman rarely seemed to go out.

‘At least I don’t see her go out much during the day,’ he added, pulling a face.

‘Do you mean she goes out at night?’

The old man sniffed. ‘It’s not for me to pass any comment on how other people live their lives, but yes, I’ve seen her going out after dark far more often than I’ve seen her go out during the day.’

‘Do you mean she

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