Chapter 13Once back in the car, Alex turned to Phil. “If Mathewson was supplying underworld contacts with illegal whisky, then he must have been mixing with some very dangerous people. That industry is controlled by organised crime syndicates and the gang lords involved are not ones you'd want to mess with. If he'd welched on a deal or let someone down or if he'd let them get wind that he was pulling out of the business, then they'd have thought nothing of squashing him. This whole business is taking on an even nastier taste.”
Before switching on the engine, both Alex and Phil checked their phones, recovering them from silent mode. Alex saw he had two missed calls from Sandra as well as a voice message. He pressed and held down the `1' key.
“Hi, Alex, I'm in the flat and it's great. I'm
