Ensnared
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Understanding hit him. “You’re Jolly’s client! I mean, the person who hired the Danish detective bureau to solve Athens’ murder.”
“That’s right and it wouldn’t have been my choice to hire someone with your past but Mr Melgaard says that he trusts you absolutely, so I’m willing to do the same. I doubt any of us has led a faultless life and Mr Melgaard says you’re one of his top detectives.”
“I won’t let you down,” he promised.
“Your progress so far hasn’t been exactly inspiring. I understand that I’m your prime murder suspect.”
He wished Jolly hadn’t revealed this. “You found the body and, no offence, but you’ve proven that you can kill when necessary.”
“True and when I find out who murdered Stuart, that person won’t live long enough to regret the crime. You have two weeks, Mr Kintore, and then I expect you to give me the name of the killer.”
“I will,” he agreed. It wasn’t much time – since the case had to be investigated secretly so he couldn’t openly question the crew – but he wouldn’t dare let her down, not when she had such a dark side. She had got away with killing someone already and he wasn’t about to give her a reason to turn on him.
It was time to find out the truth about the death of Baltid Athens and he wondered uneasily who amongst the crew of The Prince would turn out to be the man’s murderer.
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