‘Great stuff, Don. Write it up and let me have it ASAP.’
He returned the phone to its holster and leaned back in the swivel chair, a warm smile on his face. He was thinking that he would be able to pass on all the case notes to Mr Twelvetrees, the barrister, at the CPS on Wednesday, 21st, in two days’ time, and that would allow him Thursday and Friday to clear his desk of the accumulation of the paperwork of the past two weeks, leaving everything straight for Christmas. He would be able to rest easy and enjoy Christmas at home with Mary.
He looked at the pile of papers on the desk in front of him needing his attention. He leaned forward and pulled them towards him. He was about to start riffling through them when the phone rang. He reached out for it. It was Harker.
‘I’ve just had a triple nine, lad,’ he said. ‘A man has been found dead in a flat with what looks like a shotgun wound. The address is …’
Angel sighed and reached for his pen.
By the Same Author
IN THE MIDST OF LIFE
CHOKER
THE MAN IN THE PINK SUIT
THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING HONEST
MANTRAP
SHAM
THE UMBRELLA MAN
THE MAN WHO COULDN’T LOSE
THE CURIOUS MIND OF INSPECTOR ANGEL
FIND THE LADY
THE WIG MAKER
MURDER IN BARE FEET
WILD ABOUT HARRY
THE SNUFFBOX MURDERS
THE CUCKOO CLOCK SCAM
THE BIG FIDDLE
THE FRUIT GUM MURDERS
Copyright
© Roger Silverwood 2014
First published in Great Britain 2012
This edition 2014
ISBN 978–0–7198–1463–1 (epub)
ISBN 978–0–7198–1464–8 (mobi)
ISBN 978–0–7198–1465–5 (pdf)
ISBN 978–0–7198–0733–6 (print)
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