CHAPTER 20
NEW SCOTLAND YARD, LONDON
Vance showed Shepherd a grave face before breaking into a broad grin. “Big Mal’s been on the blower, and he’s as happy as a tramp who’s just found a tenner. And he’s every right to be, Shep, we’ve brought Tibbet’s murder spree to an end. Also, it seems that the Commissioner is taking a personal interest in your boyfriend’s career. You can imagine how relieved the Swan is that the maniac didn’t reach victim number nine.”
“What’s that about Russell? He’s my fiancé, not my boyfriend—that sounds squalid at my age.”
“Mal Ridgeway told me in the strictest confidence, which is why I’m kicking against the traces and telling you, my dear girl,” he grinned roguishly. “Commissioner Phadkar is likely to move Sergeant Simons into our investigative murder squad a
