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Chapters (94)
  1. Cover
  2. Time for the Dead
  3. Dedication page
  4. Map
  5. Epigraph page
  6. Prologue
  7. 1
  8. 2
  9. 3
  10. 4
  11. 5
  12. 6
  13. 7
  14. 8
  15. 9
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  91. Epilogue
  92. Acknowledgements
  93. About the Author
  94. By Lin Anderson

Rhona, fearful there was still water in her lungs, motioned to Donald.

‘Any word on the chopper?’

‘They’re on their way. Is she okay?’ he added, seeing Rhona’s concerned expression.

‘Her breathing’s not good and she’s coughing.’

He nodded, knowing the dangers of secondary drowning. ‘We’ll get her to the hospital in Portree. Did she tell you anything?’

Rhona nodded. ‘But I get the impression there’s much more to come.’

81

‘Detective Sergeant. You’re wanted upstairs.’

McNab’s eyes sprang open to the sight of the police cell he’d spent the night in. Or at least a few hours of the night.

He swung his feet to the ground and sat upright.

‘What is it?’ he managed, attempting to force his brain back into action.

‘They’re bringing in the prisoner. The helicopter just landed.’

He’d grabbed a couple of hours’ sleep after receiving the news that Rhona had been picked up, together with the girl they called Seven and the leader of the medics group, Corporal Jack Dempsey.

Knowing Rhona was safe had been the most important part of the message for him, but he had to admit the initial unravelling of what had been happening on Skye had played a big part in the pleasure he’d taken from the news.

Stretching, he took himself off to the coffee machine and two double espressos later presented himself, rumpled but otherwise awake, in the boss’s office. Despite the early hour, DI Wilson looked fresh, or perhaps his expression was simply enhanced by the news of the latest arrest.

‘I want you and DS Clark to question Dempsey.’

‘DS Clark’s here?’ McNab said, surprised but pleased that his partner was back.

‘She came in with the suspect,’ the boss said. ‘You’ll hear this from DS Clark but in a conversation with Private Lexi Forbes, Rhona was told that Private Galbraith died in the woods and was taken up to the hill to cover that, just as Rhona suspected.’

So all the time they’d been questioning her state of mind, Rhona had been right that it was all connected.

‘How did he die?’ McNab said.

‘The girl said it was an accident and it was her fault.’

‘Is the girl here too?’

‘She’s been transferred to the Queen Elizabeth hospital to be monitored after the attempted drowning. We’ll have her in once she’s been given the all clear.’ DI Wilson went on, ‘If Corporal Dempsey is the lead player in all of this, then he may know the identity of the Sandman.’

McNab nodded.

‘However, I suspect your time with Corporal Dempsey will be limited, Detective Sergeant.’

‘How so, sir?’ McNab said, genuinely puzzled.

‘Sergeant MacDonald followed protocol and informed the MOD that Corporal Dempsey had been arrested in Portree after a suspected attempt on a fellow soldier’s life.’