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  1. Cover
  2. FIND THEM DEAD
  3. Dedication page
  4. Maps
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  22. FOUR MONTHS LATER
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  117. GLOSSARY
  118. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
  119. NOW A MAJOR ITV SERIES
  120. I FOLLOW YOU
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  127. DISCOVER THE ROY GRACE BOOKS
  128. FIND THEM DEAD
  129. The Detective Superintendent Roy Grace books in order
  130. Also by Peter James

Foy, a short, friendly-looking officer with an empathetic nature, said, ‘I knew Stuie and often saw him around. He was well known in the local community and loved by everyone. He often attended local events, and he was always dressed in his trademark T-shirt emblazoned with the legend I’M A HOMIE WITH AN EXTRA CHROMIE, or else in one of his chef outfits. He was friendly to everyone – I just cannot imagine why anyone would have wanted to harm him.’ She glanced down at her notes. ‘Until the offenders have been apprehended, I would ask the local community to be extra vigilant over locking their doors and who they let into their homes. But I would like to stress we believe this is very likely to be an isolated incident and that risk to the community at large is low.’ She turned to Chief Inspector Souders.

The District Commander nodded. ‘I have to agree with PC Foy. It makes no sense that anyone would have wanted to harm such a warm and loving person. It is my strong view that in all likelihood this was a one-off attack, carried out by villains who knew that Stuie’s brother was in prison, and who may have been looking for drugs and cash. However, I have put extra patrols and a visible police presence in the area. And I would like to reiterate that Chichester is a safe place to live and work.’

‘We’ll now take a few questions,’ Roy Grace said.

Several hands immediately shot up. Siobhan Sheldrake called out to Emily Souders. ‘Commander?’

‘Yes?’ she answered.

‘You’ve just said the perpetrators might have been looking for cash or drugs concealed in the house. Are you implying that the police team who must have carried out a thorough search of the house after the brother’s arrest might have missed these?’

Roy Grace stepped in quickly with a reply. ‘The search team were highly professional and experienced and it is highly unlikely they would have missed anything of significance following Michael Starr’s arrest. The point being made is that if this was a burglary, the offenders were clearly ignorant of the depth of search that would have been done.’ He shot a glance at Souders.

She nodded. ‘That is correct.’

Another voice shouted out, the reporter from the West Sussex Gazette. ‘Detective Superintendent, do you have any suspects?’

‘We are working on a number of leads but at this time, no, we have no prime suspects. But we are confident we will find the offenders and bring them to justice.’