CHAPTER 18 THE ROAD TO WIGAN PIER “The Chief Super’s not a happy bunny, Andy. Knowing we had Ryan and let her get away from us like she did hasn’t gone down well with the DCS,” Detective Chief Inspector Oscar Agostini said, as Ross stood fidgeting from a mixture of anger and embarrassment. “Before you say anything, I know it was a case of unfortunate circumstances that led to Ryan slipping through our fingers, but Hollingsworth is still fizzing mad.” “Ha-ha, I wouldn’t have thought fizzing was quite the right word to describe her mood,” Ross retorted, unable to suppress a grin as they discussed their overall boss, Detective Chief Superintendent Sarah Hollingsworth. “I was trying to be polite,” Agostini replied. “Seriously though, Andy, she was mad as a box of frogs when I told her what

