GHIGAU
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Ghigau
What happens when tragedy strikes twice?
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Ghigau 1.
Monday 10th July. One year later, near Primrose Hill, London. It was the beginning of a new week. London’s skyline glittered expensively, silhouetted...
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Ghigau 2.
Monday 10th July Lenny’s forty-five minute walk to work, down leafy avenues and across the park, was a pleasant one. It was already very warm and the...
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Ghigau 3.
Monday 10th July Nikki walked Lydia to school. The morning sun was already potent and they had to shade their eyes when they turned east and it...
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Ghigau 4
Monday 10th July “Aidan Hulme?” Lenny looked aghast. “He’s an effing corporate pirate. I’m greener than Aidan Hulme! Did you know about this Jake?” “...
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Ghigau 5
Monday 10th July Nikki looked up Exa’s address on Google and noted the walk time was 17 minutes which was fine with her. At around 2.45 she left the...
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Ghigau 6 part 1
Monday 10th July Lenny took an Uber to Lydia’s school. The car’s air conditioning had stopped working and he opened his window in an effort to cool...
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Ghigau 6 part 2
Hermione put her phone down and thought for a minute. She was sipping a large gin and tonic whilst reclining on a chaise lounge, in the all-white...
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Ghigau 7 part 1
Wednesday 12th July Detective Sergeant Samantha ‘Sam’ Tate woke with a headache. Thumping temples, ringing ears, dry mouth. The ceiling was...
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Ghigau 7 part 2
Five minutes later Sam was in DI Conway’s small, but well organised, office, waiting for him to finish a call. On the wall were the hallmarks of a...
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Ghigau 8
Wednesday 12th July Much as he didn’t want to, Lenny had to go to work. He wanted to talk to Jake face to face. Lydia was upstairs with her...
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Ghigau 9 part 1
Wednesday 12th July DS Sam Tate climbed the four steps that took her to the Talbot’s porch and stood before the maroon, panelled door, wishing she...
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Ghigau 9 part 2
Sam stood, “Would you mind if I looked around the house? You can show me round if you have time.” Lenny looked taken aback at first, but then readily...
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Ghigau part 10
Wednesday 12th July Catherine Booth was in her kitchen, cooking Halloumi burgers and salad, with fruit and Greek yoghurt to follow, and sipping wine...
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Ghigau 11
Thursday 13th July Tench pulled in to the semi-circular drive of Hermione Patterson’s house and cut the engine. Sam had elected to interview Exa, the...
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Ghigau 12
Thursday 13th July Sam Tate pulled up outside the address she had for the artist Exa. ‘ What a dump ,’ she thought. Somehow she had expected...
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Ghigau 13
Friday 14th July Lenny peered around the velvet curtain that separated the waiting area from the red-carpeted main room, observing the crowd...
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Ghigau 14
Saturday 14th July Lenny woke with a start. Somehow, another night had passed. Sunlight streamed through the open curtains that he hadn’t bothered to...
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Ghigau 15
Saturday 15th July Hermione’s eyes were closed and she bit her lip in an effort to stifle a groan. The sheets beneath her were soaked with...
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Ghigau 16
Sunday 16th July Sam Tate could sense this case was going to become big news. After the press conference, and Lenny’s outburst, when he'd found out...
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Ghigau 17
Sunday 16th July Catherine Booth was at home and bored. It was another scorching day. The thermometer read 27 degrees and it wasn’t yet 10am. The air...
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Ghigau 18
Sunday 16th July Alan Terence O’Donnell lived in Dongola Road, Plaistow, in a small, two-up-two-down, pebble-dashed house, probably built around 1900...
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Ghigau 19
Sunday 16th July The weather showed no sign of abating and the sun rose fierce and unfiltered, like some alien weapon sent to destroy the world. In...
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Ghigau 20
Sunday 16th July Lenny sat at the end of Lydia’s bed, feeling despondent, powerless and angry. Lydia was crying; silent tears left glistening tracks...
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Ghigau 21
Sunday 16th July Exa was worrying; the visit from the detective had set her mind racing. It had been a long time since she’d asked her father for any...
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Ghigau 22
Sunday 16th July Catherine Booth arrived home just after eight o’clock in the evening. Jake’s car was outside, parked haphazardly as usual, and she...
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Ghigau 23
23. Sunday/Monday morning 16th & 17th Sam made the phone call late on Sunday night. She had promised, so it had to be done. Lenny, who had...
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Ghigau 24
24. Monday 17th Lenny set off for the office just after midday. The once lush-green parks had turned the colour of straw, their ancient trees...
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Ghigau 25
Monday 17th evening Hermione wanted to know why a young, handsome man was so interested in her, and her business affairs. He had revealed very little...
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Ghigau 26
26. Monday 17th Sam Tate pulled up outside the Booth residence at 9.25am. Her appointment was for 10am. She should have made this visit days ago but...
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Ghigau 27
27. Tuesday 18th Sam Tate sat at her desk sipping her drink and fanning herself ineffectually with a sheaf of papers. Some clever-dick had told her...
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Ghigau 28
28. Wednesday 19th — Watford (again) After breakfast, Lenny had to leave behind a tearful Lydia to be comforted by her grandmother. The tug on his...
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Ghigau 29
Exa Exa decided to walk to the Savoy hotel. After a long battle, she had managed to persuade her sister to wear jeans and a tee shirt instead of her...
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GHIGAU 30 (PT1)
Lenny was still towelling his hair dry after a shower, when his phone rang. “Lenny? Sam Tate.” He pulled the towel around his waist and sat on the...
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GHIGAU 30 (PT2)
The Mercedes certainly was a beautiful car, if you liked that sort of thing. It was whisper quiet, with seats that cooled and massaged their...
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