Chapter Twenty-SevenAt the restaurant, Agnes was lost in thought as she waited for Ben. He had told her that he was already on his way to pick up another fare, but he would be with her as soon as possible. She wondered how Alan was getting on at the park. At least when she had found a mutilated body, it had been during the daylight hours. Whoever discovered this one must have received a terrible fright.
She was still thinking about it when the restaurant door opened and Ben walked in. When he saw Agnes sitting alone, he glanced around as though he was expecting the DCI to be somewhere close by.
Agnes rose to her feet and pulled on her coat. “I'm on my own, Ben. I'm afraid Alan was called away on a case. Another body has been found in the park.”
“I guessed something must be going on some
