CHAPTER 20
Despite my earlier assurance to Liliad I found that Mrs Munroe’s conviction that Lily’s death was no accident played on my mind. I couldn’t risk even the most tenuous of links and therefore decided to dispose of all my hiking gear; an expensive waste but one, in the interests of self-preservation, I was prepared to make.
I bundled up trousers, jacket, boots and backpack and hurried down to my car. To be doubly cautious I drove to the next town and donated the items to four separate charity shops. That should make them untraceable.
Arriving home I was just unlocking my front door when Carol came out of the downstairs flat. ‘Hi, Annalee, are you OK?’
‘Yes, fine thanks and you?’
‘Yeah, I’m just off to the station; my sister’s coming to stay for a few days so if you see a stran
