The Girls in the Glen by Lynne McEwan

Author:Lynne McEwan [McEwan, Lynne]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-05-15T00:00:00+00:00

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Ravi was by the jukebox when she arrived at the pub. She signalled to the barman, who took her credit card off her and began issuing the promised drinks and baskets of chips, then she crossed to Ravi and joined him in studying the track list. When he asked about her interview with Cameron Armstrong, she repeated what she’d told Murdo and asked Ravi to keep it to himself.

‘Aye, course,’ Ravi said. ‘Jeezo. That’s the sort of thing that’d cost you a fortune in therapy.’

Shona pursed her lips in agreement. ‘I heard you were off to Glasgow tomorrow,’ she said.

Ravi nodded and smoothed a hand across his head. ‘I’m desperate for a decent cut.’

To Shona, his hair appeared as impeccable as always.

‘Having a spot of lunch anywhere nice?’ Shona said.

Ravi looked at her and tried to fathom her interest. The boss was up to something.

‘I hate eating alone,’ he said, curious. ‘Anywhere you’d recommend?’

‘I was thinking your old boss might like to see how you’ve turned out.’

‘DCI Paterson?’

‘Always good to keep up with old friends.’ Shona smiled. DCI Paterson, now head of the Homicide Review Group at the Historical Cases Unit, had agreed to offer some advice about the Girls in the Glen. It was a gamble on Shona’s part, sending Ravi. He was a good officer and Paterson might decide to lure him back to the bright lights of Glasgow.

‘Is the table booked?’

‘At two p.m. at The Ubiquitous Chip. I’m afraid I won’t be joining you.’ Shona didn’t want Detective Superintendent Davies to know she was in touch with Paterson. Police Scotland was a small pond, and someone was bound to spot them lunching together. She also really needed to check in on Becca and there wouldn’t be time, with a round trip to Glasgow. ‘But lunch is on me.’

‘Belter.’

The Girls in the Glen case wasn’t strictly Paterson’s remit. It was solved, the verdict unanimous. If there had been any doubt, the jury could have gone for a third verdict – a peculiarity of Scottish law, not proven, which resulted in acquittal for the accused and a lifetime of not knowing for the victim’s family. That always felt like an accusation for a police officer: if you’d done your job better, we’d know for sure. At least the officers working what must have been a tough case were spared that. The killer had gone to jail, giving the families some small measure of peace. But for Olivia Thomson’s mother that peace would only come with her daughter’s recovery and burial, and Shona planned to do everything she could to make sure that happened.

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