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  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
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  91. Epilogue
  92. Acknowledgements
  93. About the Author
  94. By Lin Anderson

‘Oh, we know how that worked and we don’t care. That’s the MOD’s concern now. We just want what you want. To fuck the Sandman.’

Dempsey was definitely considering this, the muscles of his face rippling with undisguised wrath.

McNab laid it on a little thicker. ‘If we don’t, then he gets what you lose. All of it. And guess what? The Sandman wins the war.’

McNab rose at this point and nodded at Janice to follow.

‘Wait,’ Dempsey called as they reached the door. ‘I’ll give you the bastard.’

82

‘So you’re both coming to the wedding party?’ Jamie said for the second time.

‘Assuming your groom is alive after the stag do at A.C.E Target Sports.’ Chrissy pulled a face. ‘Too soon for that joke, d’you think?’ she added, looking to Rhona.

Rhona apologized to Jamie. ‘Gallows humour,’ she said, ‘but hey, you know all about that in your line of work.’

‘I certainly do,’ Jamie agreed. ‘But if you’re definitely up for it, it’ll be at the Gathering Place, the big old building on the hill above the harbour. And of course you’re welcome to stay over at my place afterwards.’

‘I’ve got my B&B booked, thank you,’ said Chrissy, as though he’d been addressing her. ‘Plus we need to be back at Donald’s after, because of the new arrival.’

‘What new arrival?’ Rhona demanded.

‘Ah. Just you wait and see,’ Chrissy said with a smile.

‘Now that I’ve given a full statement to Lee, I’m going to head for the cottage,’ Rhona told Jamie. ‘But I’ll be back in time for the party tomorrow. Have fun tonight and stay safe.’

‘You bet,’ Jamie said with a grin.

‘And can I still use the jeep?’

‘For as long as you need it.’

Chrissy’s elbow in her ribs showed that she too had spotted the smitten look he’d given Rhona.

As soon as Jamie had gone, Chrissy gave Rhona the full force of her thoughts on the matter.

‘You’ve made a conquest there, Dr MacLeod. And he’s pretty tasty. DS Clark definitely thought so.’

‘Jamie is a good friend, that’s all. And you’re one to talk about being smitten,’ Rhona admonished her.

At this, Chrissy’s face fell a little. ‘It was good while it lasted,’ she said.

‘And it’s not going to last any longer, you and Donald?’

‘Long-distance relationships rarely do.’ Chrissy gave Rhona a pointed look, which she read as When are you going home?

Rhona didn’t want to be quizzed on Sean or on whether she was going home. Not yet, anyway.

‘I think I’ll be back,’ Chrissy said. ‘But we’ll just have to wait and see. Anyway, I intend enjoying my last couple of days before I head back to Glasgow. As should you.’