Back The Art of Death
Chapters (63)
  1. Cover
  2. Praise
  3. Dedication
  4. Map
  5. Epigraph
  6. Chapter 1
  7. Chapter 2
  8. Chapter 3
  9. Chapter 4
  10. Chapter 5
  11. Chapter 6
  12. Chapter 7
  13. Chapter 8
  14. Chapter 9
  15. Chapter 10
  16. Chapter 11
  17. Chapter 12
  18. Chapter 13
  19. Chapter 14
  20. Chapter 15
  21. Chapter 16
  22. Chapter 17
  23. Chapter 18
  24. Chapter 19
  25. Chapter 20
  26. Chapter 21
  27. Chapter 22
  28. Chapter 23
  29. Chapter 24
  30. Chapter 25
  31. Chapter 26
  32. Chapter 27
  33. Chapter 28
  34. Chapter 29
  35. Chapter 30
  36. Chapter 31
  37. Chapter 32
  38. Chapter 33
  39. Chapter 34
  40. Chapter 35
  41. Chapter 36
  42. Chapter 37
  43. Chapter 38
  44. Chapter 39
  45. Chapter 40
  46. Chapter 41
  47. Chapter 42
  48. Chapter 43
  49. Chapter 44
  50. Chapter 45
  51. Chapter 46
  52. Chapter 47
  53. Chapter 48
  54. Chapter 49
  55. Chapter 50
  56. Chapter 51
  57. Chapter 52
  58. Chapter 53
  59. Chapter 54
  60. Chapter 55
  61. Acknowledgements
  62. Letter from Author
  63. About the Author

‘Nothing on Hilary. She is still missing. We’ve interviewed her family and friends and they say it’s unlike her to just disappear. Also, Forensics combed her flat, but found nothing. As for Ben Peters, nothing much on the forensics side either from the flat or the camera. Seems the killer covered his tracks really well. Forensics suggested he might have worn disposable boots and rubber gloves, which can easily be purchased online. Regarding the Last Supper and the Hanged Man videos, like you, we are certain that Ben Peters is the subject of both. However, aside from wearing the same clothes there is nothing else to prove that Peters is the man in Hanged Man. That’s where we’re at, I’m afraid.’

‘OK, thank you, Os. Could you look again through the CCTV near his home. See if there is anything we missed.’

‘Yes, ma’am.’

‘Toze, what do we have from SOCO on Chau’s home?’

‘They are certain there was a chase, possibly from her room, through the building and down to the basement where the killer pushed the gurney to the window to climb out. As you spotted, ma’am, he entered the building by breaking in through the window. Our assumption was he then drove her out from the car park. The building is unused so there is no lighting or working cameras. Also, our door-to-door revealed pretty much nothing, so it was an easy ride for the killer. That said, SOCOs are still combing the building. They have a lot of ground to cover.’

‘Thanks, Toze. Stay close to them and let me know straightaway if anything comes up. Klara, what do you have?’

‘A few things actually. Elaine Kelly’s phone was last used by Elaine at her flat seven nights ago. CCTV shows her leaving with her son Jordan and getting into a silver Toyota Prius.’

‘An Uber?’

‘Possibly but there are no records of an Uber driver picking anyone up from the Aylesbury Estate that night.’

‘Perhaps the killer was posing as the Uber driver,’ says Quinn.

Archer nods. ‘Very likely.’

‘I’ll keep looking.’

‘It won’t be easy,’ says Os. ‘London is packed with Toyota Priuses. It’s like an invasion.’

‘What about Megan Burchill?’ asks Archer.

‘A similar story to Elaine. Last used her phone in her flat the night she disappeared. She was seen leaving it and getting into a black car. There are several black cars from that night that we are looking into. Nothing concrete yet. One thing of interest is that all three women were single, and one of them, Megan Burchill, used dating apps.’

‘That’s something we should look into. Can we get access to their accounts?’

‘I’ll get in touch with the app owners. We will need a court order.’

‘Do whatever it takes. Thanks, Klara. By the way, did the phone number from Olinski’s diary ever pop up?’