The Dead of Jura by Allan Martin

Author:Allan Martin
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: murder, political, scotland, whisky, scottish crime, outer hebrides, isle of islay, inner hebrides, isle of jura
Publisher: ThunderPoint Publishing Ltd.

Effie was happy to put Tam up, no doubt hoping for some juicy gossip from Dunrighinn, and absolutely refused to accept any payment for it. “Tam’s been here long enough to be a Diurach, Angus, you can’t be asking your neighbours to pay for staying on their own island. I’ll go and get the other room ready.”

Superintendent Campbell answered his mobile after one ring. He listened in silence to Blue’s report.

“Seems it’s all happening down there, Angus. At least that’ll end the press blackout and the newshounds’ll be over tomorrow. I suggest you point them at Ffox-Kaye.”

Blue relayed Tam’s views about the explosion.

“Well, if there was something fishy there, it’s good way to get rid of the evidence. And if you’re having a bonfire, you may as well chuck anything else you want to get rid of in there too. I’ll talk to the fire people here, make sure they send a good investigator. Denise Rankeillor if we can get her.”

“How’s the royal progress going?”

“Ha! It’s a joke. They were in Glenrothes today. More police than spectators.”

“What about the schoolkids?”

“Bit of a problem there they hadn’t anticipated. Parents need to give permission for their kids to be taken out of the school premises during school hours. Some of the teachers wouldn’t hand out the forms – said it was a political event – so they were posted out by the council, but most parents never returned them. A lot of parents kept their children off school for the day, just in case. Then the teachers were advised by their union not to leave the school precincts. So it was council officials who came to collect the kids. Then the Heads refused to let them take the kids, as they hadn’t had their Disclosure Checks certified.”

“So who did turn out?”

“A few neds, old ladies, a few guys from the Orange Lodge in bowler hats and sashes, people who happened to be there for some other reason. Even a couple of tourists. And a good crowd of demonstrators, asking how the royals can live in luxury while the rest of us suffer austerity. The only trouble we got was people complaining about the main road being closed. Someone told me today there’s a warehouse full of paper Union Jacks on sticks they couldn’t give away. Maybe at some point it’ll just blow up too!”

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