Smoke Screen by Horst Jørn Lier & Enger Thomas

Author:Horst, Jørn Lier & Enger, Thomas [Horst, Jørn Lier & Enger, Thomas]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Crime, thriller, Mystery
ISBN: 9781913193577
Amazon: B08DTHMGJS
Goodreads: 55287833
Publisher: Orenda Books
Published: 2019-06-19T07:00:00+00:00

38

Kalle’s Choice was packed, even on the first floor, where Emma’s usual table was. She still managed to find a free spot, a little further inside the café than where she liked, and once she sat down, took a sip of the latte she had just bought. With the help of her earphones and some music, she managed to shut out the noise of the room around her.

The visit to Oslo Prison and the conversation she had shared with Christer Storm Isaksen had made a lasting impression on her. Isaksen gave off an aura of grief and despair, even all these years later. She had a clear plan in mind as to how she would construct his story, but it would have to wait.

She browsed through the search history on her phone and found the article about Ruth-Kristine and her neighbour, Jette Djurholm. Emma wanted to talk to Jette. Ten years on, she may see things differently. Perhaps she had changed her perspective, about everything that happened back then.

She couldn’t find a phone number for her, though, and tried googling the name instead, only to be met with the same news articles she had read earlier. However, a quick search through the Danish yellow pages told her that there was a Jette Djurholm who lived in Horsens.

Emma called the number. She let it ring for a while, before sighing and hanging up.

She saved the number. It was three minutes to three. She could call Blix.

He surprised her by picking up immediately. Emma could hear that he was in a car.

‘I’ve spoken to Patricia’s father,’ she said, hearing the pride in her voice, in the fact that she had actually managed to pull it off.

‘In prison?’ Blix asked.

‘Yes,’ Emma said. ‘He told me everything.’

‘Everything?’ She thought she sensed an uneasiness in his voice, as if he were afraid that Isaksen had said too much, or had mentioned something he shouldn’t have.

‘You can read about it,’ she said, instead of pushing the matter any further. ‘What did Ahlander say?’

‘He confessed to the bodily harm and threatening behaviour charges,’ Blix said. ‘You can apply for compensation for what happened.’

‘I was thinking more about Ruth-Kristine,’ Emma said. ‘What did he say about her?’

Other than the sound of the passing traffic in the background, the line was completely silent. As if Blix was working out what to say.

‘Are you there?’ Emma asked, pushing for an answer.

‘There’s been a development…’ Blix began, only to hesitate again.

‘What is it?’

‘The woman in the hospital is not Ruth-Kristine Smeplass.’

Emma had been absentmindedly fumbling with the cable attached to her earphones, and now she accidentally pulled one of them out.

‘What did you say?’ she had to ask, shoving it back into her ear again.

‘The injured woman, it’s not Ruth-Kristine,’ Blix repeated.

‘But…’ Emma began, not sure where to even start.

‘It is true that the woman we rescued from the harbour after the explosion was registered at the hospital as Ruth-Kristine Smeplass,’ Blix continued. ‘I don’t know how you got the name, but it’s wrong.

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