Ramsay 06 - the Baby-Snatcher
“Marilyn stood on the step. She was dressed in clothes which her mother might have worn: a shapeless knee-length skirt, a roll-neck sweater, fluffy pink slippers. Her hair was pulled away from her face. The effect was of middle-aged dowdiness and exhaustion.
‘Oh,’ she said. ‘It’s you. I heard the car and I thought… Is there any news?’ He shook his head. ‘Your mother’s not back yet? You’ve not heard from her?’ ‘Nothing.’ ‘Perhaps I could come in. I’d like a word with you all.’ ‘I’m the only o...ne here. Dad’s out looking. He went as soon as it got light. I don’t think any of us slept.’ ‘Is your father a big man? Wearing a black cycle cape?’ She nodded.
‘I think I saw him on the road.’ So the strange figure at the level crossing had been an anxious husband, not a suspect. Not yet at least. Marilyn continued. ‘Claire’s at work. She offered to stay but there didn’t seem much point.’ ‘Claire’s your aunt?’ ‘That’s right.’ She moved away from the step to let him in and took him straight to the back living room.MoreLess
‘Oh,’ she said. ‘It’s you. I heard the car and I thought… Is there any news?’ He shook his head. ‘Your mother’s not back yet? You’ve not heard from her?’ ‘Nothing.’ ‘Perhaps I could come in. I’d like a word with you all.’ ‘I’m the only o...ne here. Dad’s out looking. He went as soon as it got light. I don’t think any of us slept.’ ‘Is your father a big man? Wearing a black cycle cape?’ She nodded.
‘I think I saw him on the road.’ So the strange figure at the level crossing had been an anxious husband, not a suspect. Not yet at least. Marilyn continued. ‘Claire’s at work. She offered to stay but there didn’t seem much point.’ ‘Claire’s your aunt?’ ‘That’s right.’ She moved away from the step to let him in and took him straight to the back living room.MoreLess
Read book Ramsay 06 - the Baby-Snatcher for free
You can download books for free in various formats, such as epub, pdf, azw, mobi, txt and others on book networks site. Additionally, the entire text is available for online reading through our e-reader. Our site is not responsible for the performance of third-party products (sites).
Write Review:
Guest
Read Also
8 / 10
User Reviews: