The Last Girl
“It was a shame I hadn’t been able to get hold of Savannah Wentworth herself, but after five increasingly rude phone calls her agent had promised to get her to call me. I wasn’t holding my breath. The next best thing was next on the list, Niele Adamkuté.
Derwent looked at the name without enthusiasm. ‘Who’s he when he’s at home?’ ‘Another of Kennford’s clients.’ ‘Someone else he let down?’ ‘In a way.’ ‘How the fuck does this guy have a good reputation if he can’t be bothered to do his job proper...ly?’ ‘I think he represented Adamkuté successfully enough. It was what happened afterwards that was more complicated.’ ‘Oh.’ Derwent considered that for a few seconds. ‘No. I give up. What was he on trial for?’ ‘She was on trial for money laundering and got off. And then Mr Kennford got off.’ ‘Filthy hound.’ Derwent sounded, for the first time in relation to Philip Kennford, admiring. ‘What’s she like?’ ‘If I knew that, I wouldn’t be making you drive all the way to Poplar to find out.’ ‘You’re kidding.’ Derwent stared ahead of him at the traffic that was clogging every road in central London.MoreLess
Derwent looked at the name without enthusiasm. ‘Who’s he when he’s at home?’ ‘Another of Kennford’s clients.’ ‘Someone else he let down?’ ‘In a way.’ ‘How the fuck does this guy have a good reputation if he can’t be bothered to do his job proper...ly?’ ‘I think he represented Adamkuté successfully enough. It was what happened afterwards that was more complicated.’ ‘Oh.’ Derwent considered that for a few seconds. ‘No. I give up. What was he on trial for?’ ‘She was on trial for money laundering and got off. And then Mr Kennford got off.’ ‘Filthy hound.’ Derwent sounded, for the first time in relation to Philip Kennford, admiring. ‘What’s she like?’ ‘If I knew that, I wouldn’t be making you drive all the way to Poplar to find out.’ ‘You’re kidding.’ Derwent stared ahead of him at the traffic that was clogging every road in central London.MoreLess
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