TERMINUS: A thrilling police procedural set in Scotland (Detective Inspector Munro murder mysteries Book 5) by Pete Brassett

Author:Pete Brassett [Brassett, Pete]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: The Book Folks bestselling British crime fiction publisher
Published: 2017-08-27T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 13

Cursing the lack of shelter on the treeless Hawkhill Avenue, West – combining initiative with a liberal dose of bare-faced cheek – reversed into the neighbour’s drive and killed the engine, thankful for the shade of their ivy-clad carport.

‘Officially,’ said Munro with a wry smile, ‘you’re trespassing.’

‘I know, but that’s a civil offence,’ said West, ‘so what are they going to do about it?’

‘Well, some folk are tetchy about that kind of thing, lassie. You could find yourself blocked in.’

‘Then that would be a criminal offence – causing an obstruction and denial of access to a public highway and, being a cop, I can nick them straight away. It’s a win-win for the perp.’

‘Perhaps you’d like to explain that to her,’ said Munro, pointing out the woman in a fleece top and carrying a shoulder bag, locking the green Nissan Micra on the opposite side of the road and heading towards them.

‘Oh, blimey, that’s all I need,’ said West. ‘I’ll just say we were turning around. No harm done.’

Munro smiled apologetically as the tender-faced, young lady stopped by his door and bent forward.

‘DI Munro?’ she said, her voice as soft as velvet. ‘And DS West?’

‘Present and correct, lassie. And you must be…?’

‘PC Sue Hamilton. I’m the Family Liaison Officer.’

‘Of course you are. Jump in, Sue, we’re just waiting for young Dougal to arrive.’

‘That’s DC McCrae,’ said West, ‘he shouldn’t be long.’

‘No worries. Perhaps you’d like to fill me in while we wait?’

‘As much as I can,’ said West, swivelling in her seat, ‘can’t say too much, though, know what I mean?’

‘Of course.’

‘Right, Jasminder Banerjee, otherwise known as Jazz, owner of Kestrel Cars, found dead in the boot of one of his own taxis earlier this morning. He’ll be out of bounds until they’ve completed a post-mortem. Suspected murder, but keep that under your hat, okay?’

‘Okay.’

‘All his wife needs to know at this stage, is that he’s dead, and we’ll find out why in due course.’

‘No problem,’ said Sue, ‘is there anything you need to know? Anything I should be asking her?’

‘Yup. Sure is,’ said West. ‘See what you can find out about her husband’s whereabouts these last few days. What hours he was working, if there was a change to his normal pattern, coming home late, that kind of thing.’

‘Okay.’

‘And ask about his mates. See if he’d met anyone new or started drinking in a different pub, maybe.’

‘I’ll do my best,’ Sue said in her best bedside manner.

‘Her name’s Aletta,’ said Munro, ‘and it’ll come as no surprise to someone like yourself that she’s going to take this pretty hard. Thing is, Sue, we’ve a warrant to search the premises and I’m not in the mood for upsetting her further, so I’ll give you fifteen minutes, then you’re to take her off, is that okay?’

‘Aye, I can do that,’ said Sue, ‘if she agrees, that is. I can’t force her, though, you know that, don’t you?’

‘Yeah, we know,’ said West. ‘If she won’t go, I’ll have a word.’

‘Here comes Dougal,’ said Munro, as the whining pitch of a scooter on full throttle grew louder and louder.

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