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Chapters (79)
  1. Title Page
  2. Copyright
  3. Dedication
  4. Prologue
  5. PART ONEEdinburgh November 2008
  6. Chapter One
  7. Chapter Two
  8. Chapter Three
  9. Chapter Four
  10. Chapter Five
  11. Chapter Six
  12. Chapter Seven
  13. Chapter Eight
  14. Chapter Nine
  15. Chapter Ten
  16. Chapter Eleven
  17. Chapter Twelve
  18. Chapter Thirteen
  19. Chapter Fourteen
  20. Chapter Fifteen
  21. Chapter Sixteen
  22. Chapter Seventeen
  23. PART TWOLondon November 1988
  24. Chapter Eighteen
  25. Chapter Nineteen
  26. Chapter Twenty
  27. Chapter Twenty-One
  28. Chapter Twenty-Two
  29. Chapter Twenty-Three
  30. Chapter Twenty-Four
  31. Chapter Twenty-Five
  32. Chapter Twenty-Six
  33. Chapter Twenty-Seven
  34. Chapter Twenty-Eight
  35. Chapter Twenty-Nine
  36. Chapter Thirty
  37. Chapter Thirty-One
  38. Chapter Thirty-Two
  39. Chapter Thirty-Three
  40. Chapter Thirty-Four
  41. Chapter Thirty-Five
  42. PART THREEEdinburgh November 2008
  43. Chapter Thirty-Six
  44. Chapter Thirty-Seven
  45. Chapter Thirty-Eight
  46. Chapter Thirty-Nine
  47. Chapter Forty
  48. Chapter Forty-One
  49. Chapter Forty-Two
  50. Chapter Forty-Three
  51. Chapter Forty-Four
  52. Chapter Forty-Five
  53. Chapter Forty-Six
  54. Chapter Forty-Seven
  55. Chapter Forty-Eight
  56. Chapter Forty-Nine
  57. Chapter Fifty
  58. Chapter Fifty-One
  59. Chapter Fifty-Two
  60. Chapter Fifty-Three
  61. Chapter Fifty-Four
  62. Chapter Fifty-Five
  63. Chapter Fifty-Six
  64. Chapter Fifty-Seven
  65. Chapter Fifty-Eight
  66. Chapter Fifty-Nine
  67. Chapter Sixty
  68. Chapter Sixty-One
  69. Chapter Sixty-Two
  70. Chapter Sixty-Three
  71. Chapter Sixty-Four
  72. Chapter Sixty-Five
  73. Chapter Sixty-Six
  74. Chapter Sixty-Seven
  75. Epilogue
  76. Acknowledgements
  77. About the Author
  78. By the Same Author
  79. About the Publisher

‘Milne’s lawyers took the case to the European Court of Human Rights. The verdict was that we had violated their rights, and Kevin Milne and Renee Smith were given compensation. The exact amount was kept secret. For eight years they were housed and cared for, given the best education. It would have been cheaper to send them to Eton. Then, when they were eighteen, they were released back into society. Newspapers and Internet groups have been searching for them for years, but there’s a lifetime media ban on the British press ever revealing their new identities.’

Sam lifted her coffee cup to her lips and finished the dregs. ‘For the first time in twelve years, I know for sure where Kevin Milne is. He’s on your patch, Duncan.’ Her eyes were cloaked. It seemed as if she still held on to a secret, and Bancho wondered what it was, as well as how the hell she had made the leap from this notorious child killer to the adult maniac stalking the city. ‘Kevin Milne is in Edinburgh, and he’s killing again.’ She handed him a card. ‘I’ve jotted down the hotel I’m staying at on the back and my mobile’s always on. Let’s meet here tomorrow morning at nine.

‘He’s your killer. Kevin Milne is your killer. You just have to pick him up–then maybe both of us can sleep easier.’

Chapter Thirty-Seven

I followed the maître d’ through the lunchtime crowd, searching each table for a lone woman. Almost every seat was filled at The Tower, the rooftop restaurant on top of the new Museum of Scotland. Seated at a table next to the window, I spotted an attractive, athletic woman, wearing a black Prada dress with matching shoes, a large designer handbag at her feet. As I approached she stood up and held out her hand. It was professionally manicured. ‘Patsy Barnes, I presume?’ I said as I shook it. Patsy’s face was tanned, and her eyes were dark blue and lustrous. I detected coloured contacts. This was a woman who spent serious money on her appearance. She wore her chestnut hair loose around her shoulders.

‘It’s good to finally meet you. I appreciate you giving up your time, Ms McLennan.’