THE LOCK UP (DCI BOYD CRIME SERIES Book 8) by Alex Scarrow
Author:Alex Scarrow [Scarrow, Alex]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: GrrBooks
Published: 2023-04-29T16:00:00+00:00
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âWe have Robin James Mitchell and Robin Whitehead,â began OâNeal. He and Warren were standing side by side, both equally eager to present what they had.
âWhiteheadâs the interesting one, chief,â said OâNeal.
Boyd closed the âside effects of chemotherapyâ tab on his browser. âWhat have you got on him?â
âHeâs a misper, sir,â said Warren. âAnd a relatively recent one at that.â
âReported when?â
âTwo years ago.â Warren indicated Boydâs computer. âHave a look.â
Boyd pulled up LEDS, navigated his way to the missing persons database and tapped the name in.
A recent picture of Whitehead popped up. He was a well-tanned man in his mid forties, his sandy-coloured hair whipped up by a stiff breeze and revealing a pronounced widowâs peak. He was wearing a T-shirt with some indecipherable sports logo on it. It looked as though he was sitting in the cockpit of a yacht, a can of beer in one hand, the wheel of a helm in the other.
âLooks like heâs living the good life,â said OâNeal. âOr he was anyway.â
âHeâd been living abroad for the last fifteen years or so,â said Warren. âIn Qatar.â
Boyd scanned the report quickly. âHe was reported missing byâ¦?â
âHis sister. Caroline Hussain,â replied Warren. âShe lives out there too. Sheâs married to a local and sells property. Robin had been out there since 2006.â
âDoing what?â Boyd asked.
âWorking for Caroline, selling apartments. According to the report, she said that in 2021 he was offered a job in London. He flew back to start work and sheâd not been able to get in touch with him for several months after that, so she reported him missing to the Met.â
âAnd we know for sure he arrived in the UK?â
âThereâs been no follow-up by the Met,â said OâNeal. âIt looks as if they just logged it on the system and let it sit.â
âWhy doesnât that surprise me?â Boyd grunted. âAll right, thanks, you two.â He dismissed them with a nod. âGood job.â
He read through the misper report again. It was light on detail and he decided it would be quicker and more efficient to contact this Caroline Hussain directly. He guessed Qatar was around four or five hours ahead, so it was okay to call, and he dialled the contact number given.
The phone rang half a dozen times before the call was picked up by a smooth-sounding female voice.
âGood afternoon. Hussain-Whitehead Real Estate, how can I help you?â
âIâm after Caroline Hussain,â he said.
âSpeaking,â she replied.
âAh, Hello. Iâm DCI Boyd from East Sussex CID,â he said. âIâm following up on the missing persons report you made for your brother.â
He heard a sharp intake of breath. âWell, itâs about bloody time. Itâs been two years!â
âYeah, sorry about that, Ms Hussainâ¦â Boyd began, inwardly cursing the Met.
âSorry? Itâs absolutely bloody disgraceful! Iâve had no updates from you. No oneâs reached out, nothing. Not that Iâm surprised given what Iâve read about the London police recently.â
Her accent was a polished version of London estuary, but Boyd noted a few transatlantic vowels creeping in. The American accent,
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