No Lovelier Death (54 page)
Authors: Graham Hurley
‘That’s Berriman too,’ he said.
‘Exactly, boss. Spot the difference?’
Faraday’s gaze returned to the two shots, then he nodded, shook his head, closed his eyes, sat back in the chair. At the party Berriman had been wearing a pink surfie T-shirt. Hours later, at Newbury nick, the T-shirt was white.
‘Shit,’ he said softly,
‘Exactly. So what does that make us?’
Faraday eased his chair away from the desk, clasped his hands behind his neck, gazed up at the ceiling. In truth, with an investigation as complex as
Mandolin
, he could think of endless excuses, but in his heart he knew that none of them was sufficient.
Mandolin
, he could think of endless excuses, but in his heart he knew that none of them was sufficient.
‘It makes us stupid,’ he said at last. ‘And lazy. And somewhat overwhelmed. You agree?’
‘Sure.’ Suttle nodded. ‘And what does it make Winter?’
Another good question. Faraday took his time. From a number of adjectives he finally chose the least despairing. ‘Lucky.’
‘You believe that?’
‘No …’ he shook his head ‘… sadly I don’t.’
Other books
Kilt Dead by Kaitlyn Dunnett
My lucky Strike by Claudia Burgoa
Shooting the Moon by Brenda Novak
Serial Date: A Leine Basso Thriller by Berkom, D.V.
Dark Carbuncle by Kevin J. Anderson, Janis Ian
Lord of the Sky (The Young Ancients: Timon) by Power, P.S.
Orchid by Jayne Castle
Together By Chance (#1 The Together Series) by Veatch, Elizabeth, Crystal Smith
Zelazny, Roger - Novel 05 by Today We Choose Faces
