Silent Terror by Ted Tayler

Author:Ted Tayler [Tayler, Ted]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-10-04T04:00:00+00:00

While Gus and Lydia were carrying out their interviews with the Arthur and Glenda Wakeley and Don Hillier, Neil Davis, and Blessing Umeh had visited the town and its library. Neil parked the car in Castle Street, and they walked around the centre for a few minutes.

“How are you settling in with Suzie Ferris’s parents?” asked Neil.

“They are very kind,” said Blessing, “I’ve not seen Suzie much yet. She wasn’t at home when I arrived on Sunday.”

“Suzie would have been in Urchfont with Gus,” said Neil.

“Did they meet about work?” asked Blessing.

“How well do you know our team members, Blessing?”

“Very little. I realise you are a close unit. Even though you’ve only worked together for a few months there a lot of moments you have shared.”

“Well, Gus has been seeing Suzie for several weeks. I’m not sure how far the relationship had progressed before she got kidnapped, but it ratcheted up several notches after that. Luke reckons you couldn’t have got a cigarette paper between them in the car on the way home from Leek Wotton.”

“That’s close, isn’t it? I don’t know what a cigarette paper is, but it sounds as though they are lovers.”

“Oh, they’re close, alright,” said Neil. “You won’t see much of Suzie at the weekend, except for when she goes riding. She stables her horse at the farm. Do you ride, Blessing?”

“No, I don’t think big animals like me. I love cats, though.”

“As for the others, you know about Luke and Nicky. They got engaged while we had a few days holiday.”

“They are lucky to live in this country,” said Blessing. “My father has views on people like Luke and Nicky that are not the same as mine. I shall have to watch every word I say when I’m with my parents. I must convince them that Nicky is a girl.”

“Your father is strict with you, I imagine?”

“My father gives the impression that he is more liberal than many of his fellow-countrymen and in some areas he is, but with me, he always wants to check that I’m mixing with the right people. He doesn’t want me to disgrace the family.”

“My parents were never strict with me,” said Neil. “I could twist my Mum around my little finger. Dad, on the other hand, was always working, so my mother raised me.”

“Your father died, didn’t he?” asked Blessing.

“Not long before Suzie got kidnapped, yes. It was a terrible time. Melody told me she was pregnant, and then everything went pear-shaped. The stress of it brought on her miscarriage. We’ve struggled to get over it, but we’re getting there now.”

“That must have been a horrid time for you both.”

“That just leaves Lydia and Alex, who gelled as soon as they met. Looking at Alex this week, he’s close to recovering from his motorcycle injuries. That accident was two years ago now. Alex was lucky to survive. This last month has been a setback, but Lydia and Alex’s family have got him through.”

“When I first met Lydia, she impressed me with the way she handled herself.

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