The New Eastgate Swing (2015)
“Markham rolled the window down a little; better to be cold than wanting to gag. The leather of the seat was brittle and uncomfortable, scratching against him.
The uniformed bobby drove, Anderson sitting next to him. No conversation, nothing. Just a quiet drive down into town, parking at the back of Millgarth, across the street from the bus station.
In the interview room they brought him a mug of dark, sweet tea and left him with a silent constable at the door. Ten minutes became half an hour. F...inally Detective Sergeant Anderson bustled in, accompanied by a younger man in a dark suit, a V-neck jumper over his shirt and tie.
No apology for keeping him waiting.
‘This is Detective Constable Naylor. We’re going to ask you some questions about Morten Blum.’ ‘That’s fine,’ Markham said. He settled back on the chair and crossed his arms. ‘Before you start, though, what happened to him?’ Anderson paused, looking as though he was unsure whether to answer, then said, ‘He was the victim of a driver who hit him and didn’t stop.MoreLess
The uniformed bobby drove, Anderson sitting next to him. No conversation, nothing. Just a quiet drive down into town, parking at the back of Millgarth, across the street from the bus station.
In the interview room they brought him a mug of dark, sweet tea and left him with a silent constable at the door. Ten minutes became half an hour. F...inally Detective Sergeant Anderson bustled in, accompanied by a younger man in a dark suit, a V-neck jumper over his shirt and tie.
No apology for keeping him waiting.
‘This is Detective Constable Naylor. We’re going to ask you some questions about Morten Blum.’ ‘That’s fine,’ Markham said. He settled back on the chair and crossed his arms. ‘Before you start, though, what happened to him?’ Anderson paused, looking as though he was unsure whether to answer, then said, ‘He was the victim of a driver who hit him and didn’t stop.MoreLess
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