The Saltwater Murder by L.B. Hathaway

Author:L.B. Hathaway [Hathaway, L.B.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction
ISBN: 9780995569423
Publisher: Whitehaven Man Press London
Published: 2019-05-23T04:00:00+00:00

Fifteen

Outside, the rain was heavier than before and the evening seemed impossibly dark. Posie shivered as they sheltered under the huge stone portico, but she refused the Inspector’s jacket as he began to shrug it off for her. She was still angry about Dawney and his comment about the few extra pounds. And for the fight with her brother.

Lovelace lit a cigarette.

‘What did you make of all that?’ he asked, inhaling deeply.

Posie frowned, tamping down her anger, trying to rise above it. ‘Well, sir, we have some new information, don’t we? That Amyas was distancing himself from the Roades, and from pretty much everything since January. There was even some mention of a divorce. Did you hear that? Seems like he was starting over, as much as he could, with Olga and the prospect of their child.’

‘Do you think the doctor was bluffing when he said he’d never met Olga? He didn’t seem to know about the child, either, did he?’

‘If he did know then he’s a very good actor as well as one of the best surgeons in the country. I think what it shows is that Amyas kept secrets from everyone, Bill Sawbones included. Especially with regard to the child. I wonder why this child – Katia – was so special to him?’

‘I don’t know. Would you consider Doctor Dawney a suspect? He was on that list from the biscuit tin…’

Posie chewed at her thumbnail, trying to put her personal dislike aside, to remain impartial. ‘Well, he’s obviously awfully clever. I wouldn’t think that putting four hundred geographical miles between Dr Dawney and a man he wanted to murder would be much of an obstacle; he would find a way somehow. But the crucial thing is, I can’t see why he would want to kill Amyas. What would he gain?’

Lovelace shuffled in the cold air. ‘Do you fancy grabbing a bite to eat? Just some bread and cheese and a glass of wine at Gordon’s on the Embankment? The hired nanny for Phyllis, Ella Brown, has moved into the downstairs bedroom permanently, so I don’t need to rush home to Clapham anymore if I’m busy. It would be good to chat?’

‘I’m so sorry, sir, but I need to pack for my holiday…’

Actually, she just needed to walk in the rain and to clear her head and to think. To be alone.

The Inspector smiled mock-cheerfully. ‘I understand. I’ll see you tomorrow then, Posie, for an eight o’clock briefing in my office with you and the lads on the case. You’ll be off on your holidays straight afterwards, eh? Remind me again why you chose Whitley Bay? Apart from wanting to see the lovely Inspector Oats every day, that is.’

And when Posie muttered something about having seen it advertised in a fashion magazine, like Inspector Oats’ wife, it sounded unconvincing, even to her own ears. She watched Lovelace’s face, the disbelief flashing over it.

How could she tell him that Whitley Bay had not been her choice?

And then Lovelace simply shrugged and waved, and Posie felt wretched.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.