Acting DCI Pamela Holmsley pulled her Mini Clubman into an unmarked space in the police station car park and switched off the engine. Before exiting the car, she tilted the rear-view mirror to check her hair and make-up. First impressions were essential in her book and as usual, she intended to make a very professional first one today.
At just twenty-four she had already risen through the fast-stream ranks to the height of Detective Inspector, which in itself was a remarkable feat. But she was not at all content to stay in her present grade for one minute longer than was absolutely necessary.
She was determined to become the youngest female Commissioner ever appointed, and to that end she ensured that wherever she was working, her superiors were aware that she would be happy to take on a
