Chapters (82)
- Cover
- Dedication
- ONE
- TWO
- THREE
- FOUR
- FIVE
- SIX
- SEVEN
- EIGHT
- NINE
- TEN
- ELEVEN
- TWELVE
- THIRTEEN
- FOURTEEN
- FIFTEEN
- SIXTEEN
- SEVENTEEN
- EIGHTEEN
- NINETEEN
- TWENTY
- TWENTY-ONE
- TWENTY-TWO
- TWENTY-THREE
- TWENTY-FOUR
- TWENTY-FIVE
- TWENTY-SIX
- TWENTY-SEVEN
- TWENTY-EIGHT
- TWENTY-NINE
- THIRTY
- THIRTY-ONE
- THIRTY-TWO
- THIRTY-THREE
- THIRTY-FOUR
- THIRTY-FIVE
- THIRTY-SIX
- THIRTY-SEVEN
- THIRTY-EIGHT
- THIRTY-NINE
- FORTY
- FORTY-ONE
- FORTY-TWO
- FORTY-THREE
- FORTY-FOUR
- FORTY-FIVE
- FORTY-SIX
- FORTY-SEVEN
- FORTY-EIGHT
- FORTY-NINE
- FIFTY
- FIFTY-ONE
- FIFTY-TWO
- FIFTY-THREE
- FIFTY-FOUR
- FIFTY-FIVE
- FIFTY-SIX
- FIFTY-SEVEN
- FIFTY-EIGHT
- FIFTY-NINE
- SIXTY
- SIXTY-ONE
- SIXTY-TWO
- SIXTY-THREE
- SIXTY-FOUR
- SIXTY-FIVE
- SIXTY-SIX
- SIXTY-SEVEN
- SIXTY-EIGHT
- SIXTY-NINE
- SEVENTY
- SEVENTY-ONE
- SEVENTY-TWO
- SEVENTY-THREE
- SEVENTY-FOUR
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‘Not at all. Enjoy the rest of your evening.’
They said a polite goodnight and Jan closed and bolted the front door. She returned to the living room deep in thought. Of course she was relieved the woman was safe, but there was something bothering her. The voice she’d heard had sounded panic-stricken, not someone calling her dog. Also, the more she thought about it, the more familiar the voice had sounded. As though she might have heard it somewhere before. But try as she might, she couldn’t place it. Perhaps it would come to her in time.
THIRTY-EIGHT
Tuesday couldn’t pass quickly enough for Ian. He’d posted his and Emma’s DNA tests first thing Monday morning, paying extra for same-day delivery. This came with the option of tracking the parcel online, so he knew it had been delivered and signed for at 3.20 on Monday afternoon. If MyGeneticHistory.com got to work on analysing their samples of saliva straight away, which their website had said they would, then the results could be available later today, Ian thought. He’d been checking his personal email regularly throughout the day even though he was at work. So far all he’d had from the company was a standard acknowledgement that his test kits had been received.
Ian conceded he had little idea of what exactly was involved in analysing DNA. But lots of companies offered the service so he assumed it couldn’t be too complicated. At 4 p.m., nearly twenty-four hours after the parcel had been delivered, Ian checked his email again. Still nothing. Their samples were probably in a queue waiting to be dealt with. Perhaps a phone call would help move them up the list.
‘Good afternoon, My Genetic History. How can we help you?’ a friendly female voice answered.
‘I sent you saliva samples yesterday and I was wondering when we could expect the results. Our names are Ian and Emma Jennings.’
‘It can take up to three working days,’ she replied.
‘I saw that on your website, but I’m assuming that includes postal delivery time. I opted for the results to be emailed. Could you check where they are in the system, please?’
‘Just a moment. I’ll see if I can find out.’
‘Thank you.’ Ian then had to listen to a few minutes of The Blue Danube holding music before she came back on the line.
‘I’ve spoken to our technician and she says the results are waiting to be checked and should be with you this evening. If not, it will be first thing tomorrow.’
‘This evening would be better,’ Ian said.
‘I understand, but all our results are double-checked before they’re sent out. We can’t afford to make mistakes. Each DNA sample is analysed at more than half a million genetic markers. It’s very thorough.’ Which Ian had seen on their website.
‘All right, thank you,’ Ian said. ‘Remember, email, not post.’