Written In Blood

10-3

“I ASSUME YOU DID NOT find Lucy in her bedroom,” Theresa said when Mitchell was once again standing in front of her desk.

“No, we didn’t. We did find evidence that Lucy came home and got changed, and evidence to suggest who she might have come back to see.”

“And who might that be?” Theresa wanted to know. “Not Oliver Ryder, I take it.”

“No, not Oliver.” Mitchell debated for a moment whether to say anything more, in the end he decided he should. “We believe Lucy was intending to pay a visit to Zack Wild. She has a number of books by him, according to Anna, all of which are missing, and the last thing Lucy did on her computer before leaving home yesterday afternoon is check Mr Wild’s website.”

“Do you really think that’s proof? I realise I have not met Mr Wild yet, but I cannot imagine he would be involved in whatever has happened to Lucy. I don’t suppose you are aware of it, but Mr Wild is not just a successful author, he is a former detective inspector.”

“How do you know that?”

“One of the committee members from my charity told me; since we are interested in gaining his help with the charity, it was necessary that we know as much about him as possible.”