Chapters (156)
- A DATE WITH DEATH
- Also by Mark Roberts
- A Date With Death
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- The Past
- 1977
- Day OneWednesday, 1st December 2021CatoptrophobiaFear of mirrors
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- The Past
- 1979
- Day TwoThursday, 2nd December 2021OneirophobiaFear of dreams
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- The Past
- 1980
- Day ThreeFriday, 3rd December 2021MonophobiaFear of being alone
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- The Past
- 1982
- Day FourSaturday, 4th December 2021ThanatophobiaFear of Death
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- About the Author
- An Invitation from the Publisher
‘Go to the incident room and ask DS Stone to send Edgar McKee’s picture to passport control at Gare du Nord, Paris. He’s to ask them to look at who passed through the border on Saturday, 31st July, heading for London, and find a match for Edgar McKee. Ask them if they could also look at CCTV footage from the same day. Once that’s sorted, go with DS Stone to Lime Street Station. Ask to see the CCTV footage of passengers disembarking from all incoming trains from London Euston on the same day, Saturday, 31st July.’
Hendricks opened the door of Interview Suite 1.
‘Do you want to confirm that you purchased the travel tickets for Edgar McKee or are you going to make us show you the truth, Ms Maguire?’
She looked at her solicitor and said, ‘Help me.’
‘Help yourself, Ms Maguire,’ said Ms Rice. ‘I’ve told you several times. Tell the truth.’
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1.26 pm
As he prepared to leave the incident room to look at the contents of Norma Maguire’s office in Interview Suite 3, the landline telephone on DC Barney Cole’s desk rang out. He didn’t recognise the number on display as he picked up the receiver.
‘DC Cole speaking, how can I help you?’
‘It’s Carolyn Wilkes from Maguire Holdings. I was asked to find out if Norma had any favourite places she visited and to let you know.’
‘Fire away.’
‘I rang around everyone and it was strange. We all thought we knew Norma so well, but when it came to it, what we knew about her didn’t add up to very much.’
Cole resisted the urge to laugh at the bitterness of the truth that had just slipped blithely from Carolyn’s mouth.
‘We know she likes classical music and sometimes goes to the Philharmonic Hall to listen to concerts. She loves her house in Grassendale Park.’
That’s been torn to shreds, thought Cole, and Francesca Christie wasn’t there.