Death by Chocolate?The handshake that accompanied the first meeting between Sean Connor and Charles Carrick was one more suited to that of two old friends meeting after a long separation. It was firm and warm, and with the physical connection between them made, it was as if the two detective inspectors had also established a mutual psychological bond from that briefest of contacts.
Sergeants Cole and Clay were also included in the joint introductions and without too much in the way of informal preamble, the meeting began.
“Bad business, the judge,” said Carrick, “yet another one to add to the list eh?”
“I'll say,” Connor replied. “We haven't a single concrete lead yet. Anything from your end?”
“Well, all I can tell you is what we found out yesterday afternoon. I despatched Sergeant Col
