Silence of the Bones: A Murder Force Crime Thriller by Adam J. Wright

Author:Adam J. Wright [Wright, Adam J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Highfield Crime
Published: 2020-11-29T16:00:00+00:00

Rob pulled his head back from the hot shower spray and opened his eyes. He’d been foolish, all those years ago, to tell himself the encounter with the girl in the cellar had been nothing more than a dream. Deep down, he’d known the truth, of course, even then. But it had been easier to dismiss the whole thing as a figment of his imagination than face the terrible truth.

He turned the water off and dried himself quickly before going back to the bedroom naked and picking up his phone from the bedside table. He found the number for Night Owl Security and waited while the call connected.

“Night Owl Security,” said a female voice on the other end of the line.

“Oh, hi, is that Vera?” he said, putting a croak into his voice and trying to sound listless.

“Yes.”

“Vera, it’s Rob Gibson here. I’m afraid I’ve come down with something, so I’m not going to be able to work my shift tonight.”

“Oh,” she said. “You’re at Walker and Sons Aggregates, is that right? The quarry?”

“Yeah, that’s right.”

“All right, I’ll get someone to cover for you. Do you think you’ll be back at work tomorrow?”

“I’m sure I will.”

“Okay, Rob. Look after yourself. I’ll put you down for tomorrow’s shift, but let me know it anything changes, all right?”

“I will, Vera. Thanks.” He put the phone down.

He couldn’t face a night of sitting in his hut at the quarry, freezing his balls off. Not when he had more important things to do.

He usually waited for Sonia and the kids to get home from school before he left for work, but he felt a strong desire to get to the house in Miller’s Dale as soon as possible. It was almost like the place was pulling him by an invisible cord, and there was nothing he could do to resist it.

Dressing quickly in the clothes he’d worn last night—his dad’s clothes—and his own padded jacket, he left the house and climbed into the Land Rover.

As he drove out of Hatherfield, and headed for Miller’s Dale, he caught himself grinning. The anticipation of what he was about to do excited him. Digging up bodies in a cellar might not be everyone’s idea of fun, but despite the hard work, Rob enjoyed it.

It connects you with him. Your father.

“No, it doesn’t,” he said aloud, pushing the thought away. “I’m doing this to spite him. To destroy his legacy.”

If you wanted to do that, you’d just leave the bodies where they are. No one would ever find them, and no one would ever know what he’d done. By bringing them out into the open, you’re giving him a legacy.

He shook his head against his own thoughts. “He wanted them to remain buried. I’m going against him by digging them up.”

That isn’t why you’re doing this. You want to know if she’s down there.

That was true enough. He had to know if his mother was buried in the cellar. If his father had lied to him his entire life.

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