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Nano 2015 – Chapter 20

I watched the interrogation back at Police HQ from the relative darkness of the side room, through the one-way mirror. Benny joined Flint inside the brightly lit room, sitting down on the third plastic chair. I wasn’t sure it was going to take both of them to question her. From where I stood, she seemed completely deflated. She had done ever since Flint asked her to accompany him back for…

Nano 2015 – Chapter 19

I timed the journey to the Read’s apartment. We deliberately didn’t rush, and it still only took us six minutes. Read was not too thrilled to find us back on his doorstep. “What are you doing here again? This is bordering on harassment, Detective.” He turned his wrath on me. “And as for you, I hired you to find my daughter’s murderer, not to badger me with ridiculous questions.” Flint smiled…

Nano 2015 – Chapter 12

Workout Zone turned out to be based in a two story, semi detached building, and without reading the wording on the sun blind over the front, it looked like a standard double fronted shop. The adjoining premises was a bar, proudly offering satellite TV and college football. I assumed it was TV coverage of college football. There was no way in hell they’d manage to fit two football teams in that…

Nano 2015 – Chapter 10

Sean O’Malley is a big guy, with red hair, greying at the temples, a red beard, also with a slight tinge of grey, and a permanent gleam in his eye. He can spot a new face in his bar before they have time to close the door on their way in, but he always manages to make everyone feel at home. The local police force have been using his bar as their local for years. It’s a five minute drive from…