Sound of Fear: A Suspense Mystery Novel by Levi Fuller

Author:Levi Fuller [anmei, Yang]
Language: eng
Format: epub

It wasn't Mark who came to collect her. She glanced sideways at Greg as he marched silently beside her. She shoved down a wave of annoyance. It was a good thing that they were treating her like any other suspect off the street. Special treatment could be used to throw the case out of court if it ever came to it.

Even so, I hope Mark is in the room again.

He hadn't been any help, but his presence was a small reassurance because she knew he didn't suspect her at all.

“Please have a seat.” Greg had stopped beside an open door, his hand extended towards it in an open-palmed gesture.

Violet moved past him, her eyes automatically sweeping the room. She felt her muscles begin to lock as two things became immediately apparent. One, Mark was nowhere in sight and two, the man and woman sitting across the table were not VCB officers of any kind. It took a lot of effort to nod politely and move to her allotted seat.

Greg introduced them, but Violet didn't hear their names. All she really caught was that they were detectives from Montgomery sent to look into Jane's murder by her family. Firstly because her father wanted his own people on his daughter's case and also because he had reason to believe the murderer had been identified and Violet was the prime suspect.

Violet's head felt like it was spinning.

This is okay, she reminded herself forcefully. Outside help will mean that when this gets to court with the actual murderer, the defendants won't be able to claim that the VCB let me off easy.

“Miss Turner?”

Violet forced her eyes to focus on the male detective. “Yes?”

He frowned. “I asked if you were ready for us to begin?”

Violet nodded, swallowing her fear. You are being ridiculous. You know you didn't do this!

“I am going to read out your previous statement. If, at any point, there is something you'd like to amend, please stop me.”

Violet nodded again and waited while he read out her statement. He watched her a moment in silence when she failed to interrupt him then turned to his partner and swapped the paper he had read from for another.

“What time did you leave Outback Steakhouse in Charleston?”

“Around eight-thirty.”

“Did you leave with Ms. Luton?”

“I left with the whole bachelorette party.” Just pretend you're back in training. This is just routine. Stay calm.

“According to statements from other members of Ms Luton's party they left the restaurant at nine, not eight thirty.”

Violet pulled a face. “I said around eight thirty. If it was closer to nine then that's still in the ball park.”

The female detective looked up from her scribbling at the petulant tone, then continued writing. Why is she even bothering? This whole thing is being recorded.

“So you are amending your earlier statement?”

“No,” Violet bit down a curse. Why were they trying to twist her words and catch her out? “All I'm saying is that I never said it was precisely eight thirty. Somewhere between there and nine is possible.

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