The Eleventh Grave by Rachel Amphlett

Author:Rachel Amphlett [Amphlett, Rachel]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781915231772
Publisher: Saxon Publishing

CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE

Three hours later, Mark stared at the viscous liquid spurting from the vending machine nozzle, took one look at the end result, and promptly dropped it into the rubbish bin, his stomach lurching.

The reception area smelled of fresh bleach. A junior constable was using a mop and bucket to wash away vomit that had been left by a man who had started drinking at home at six o’clock that morning before starting a fight in a local gift shop – one he said was owned by his ex-wife – at eleven.

The man was now in one of the custody suites attempting to sleep off what would be an enormous hangover and several weeks of regret, and the constable whistled tunelessly while he worked, only stopping to give Mark a brief nod as he passed.

There was a stunned silence to the incident room when he walked back upstairs, a reserved quiet that spoke volumes and caused gooseflesh to pepper his forearms.

When people did speak, it was with a sombre reverence, the shockwave from Jasper’s findings casting its net beyond the team and through the entire building.

Caroline was standing beside a group of desks in the far corner, talking to four administrative assistants that she had wrangled from another investigative team whose DI had willingly told Kennedy he should take whoever he needed. Their faces were troubled while they listened to her, their voices no more than a murmur when they spoke to the detective constable. Her face was etched with a renewed determination though, and she gave him a slight nod when she saw him watching.

He walked past Alex who was staring at the CCTV images on his computer screen, and patted the young detective’s shoulder without saying a word before joining West beside the whiteboard.

She flicked through a stapled document before looking up at him. ‘Jasper emailed through his notes so far to give us a head start. All eleven grave sites are noted in here together with a rough sketch he’s provided with regard to locations in relation to the airfield buildings.’

‘Caroline? Can you get that enlarged to A3 size and pin it to the board?’ called Mark, peering over West’s shoulder. ‘And add to that where Barry’s office and the officer’s mess are. It seems that he could’ve been right about feeling like he was being watched. Whoever’s responsible for this must’ve had to change their plans once he started making noises about starting the planning application process and getting site surveys carried out.’

‘No problem.’

Kennedy beckoned to the rest of the team to join them before walking over, his face harried. ‘So we’ve gone from an accidental drowning death to an illegal organ harvesting scheme that’s managed to operate under our noses for… how old does Jasper think the earliest grave site is?’

‘He’s not saying anything at the moment, guv,’ said West. ‘And nor will Gillian, not until the PMs are complete.’

‘About those,’ said Alex, hurrying over with his phone in his hand. ‘She says she’ll start

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