The Outing by Fabian Foley

Author:Fabian Foley
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: coming of age, justice, gay historical, corrupt police, romance gay, gay characters, suspense crime, suspense 1980s, australian gay, australia 1980
Publisher: Fabian Foley

Chapter 36

Robert put the folder down open on his desk, pressed his fingertips onto his eyelids and rubbed, then looked out of the window. He could barely see the contours of the office building across the street and got up to leave, catching his reflection. It wasn’t just the lighting, the saggy grey half-moons under his eyes were clearly visible. Poking them and watching the skin slowly crawl back into place, he wondered at the promise of Lauren’s face cream to soften and smooth. He remembered misreading it as soften and soothe and sighed. He could do with some of that for his soul. At least work was keeping his mind off things.

He jotted down his billing notes on the folder and reigned in his compulsion to call and check with Harry about the inquest. At least this time the coroner had indelible and detailed black and white facts. Once they’d established this was not suicide and caused by, stop thinking stop thinking, they’d have to open an investigation. He turned back and looked at the phone. Leave it. Your job is finding Alan John Peters.

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