Mortal Taste
“They were chalk and cheese these two, the consciously old-fashioned captain of industry and the slightly overweight CID man with his village bobby exterior. But Bert was a Barnardo’s boy, who had met many wealthy patrons in his late adolescence in the home. He never minded being patronized by people like Weatherly. It put them off their guard, made them underestimate him, made them reveal things about themselves and other people which they didn’t intend to reveal, sometimes didn’t even realize ...they had revealed at all. Hook entered the huge office of the non-executive director of the building company and found himself brusquely directed to an upright chair in front of the big desk. He took it without irritation.
‘I thought they might have sent someone of higher rank than a sergeant to interview a man who’d been a governor since the school was set up,’ grumbled Weatherly.
‘Big team. Fully deployed,’ said Hook, gnomically but affably. ‘Still, I expect Superintendent Lambert will want to speak to you later, if you can point us towards the murderer.’ ‘Can’t do that.MoreLess
‘I thought they might have sent someone of higher rank than a sergeant to interview a man who’d been a governor since the school was set up,’ grumbled Weatherly.
‘Big team. Fully deployed,’ said Hook, gnomically but affably. ‘Still, I expect Superintendent Lambert will want to speak to you later, if you can point us towards the murderer.’ ‘Can’t do that.MoreLess
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