Behind Dead Eyes – Howard Linskey

The story goes that she spun off the road and skidded into a wall somewhere out in the sticks. She wasn’t badly hurt and she just stayed there and waited for someone to come along. A police officer attended the scene but when the report was filed it stated the driver was sober and must have skidded on a wet patch in the road.’ ‘He covered it up?’ ‘That has always been the rumour, because back then Mrs Jarvis was rarely sober.’

‘Bloody hell,’ said Tom, ‘he’s probably Chief Constable by now.’ ‘Whoever it was,’ she said, ‘he recognised Jarvis was the coming man and decided it would be sensible to help him out of a big mess.’ ‘I keep hearing how incorruptible Jarvis is. I was beginning to believe it and you managed to dispel that myth in about five minutes.’ ‘More like an hour and a half – and I wouldn’t say it made him corrupt necessarily.’

‘What would you call it then?’ ‘It’s not the same as taking backhanders, is it? He was protecting his wife from arrest and possibly prison. Wouldn’t you do that?’ ‘Possibly,’ conceded Tom, ‘but I have no intention of standing for public office.’ ‘Brian Hilton said that was one of the problems of our system,’ she replied. ‘He reckons we expect politicians to be morally superior to everyone else but they are just the same as the rest of us.’ ‘In my experience they are a lot worse.’ ‘Anyway, whatever happened, it must have shaken them both.

He dropped out of the running for the safe seat and eventually became leader of the city council. There were no more rumours about affairs and Mrs Jarvis kept the drinking under control, at least in public. Their marriage has been rock solid since then, apparently. Where are we going by the way?’ she asked him. ‘I’m off to meet Ian Bradshaw. He’s been doing some digging into Lonely Lane for me,’ then he added, ‘but don’t worry, I’ll drop you back first.’

‘I’m not in any hurry.’

Howard Linskey has worked as a barman, journalist, salesman and catering manager for a celebrity chef. Originally from Ferryhill in County Durham, Howard now lives in Hertfordshire with his wife and daughter. HowardLinskey.com @HowardLinskey Facebook.com/howard.linskey 1kitap1.com/en By the Same Author No Name Lane THE DAVID BLAKE SERIES The Drop The Damage The Dead 1kitap1.com/en For Erin & Alison 1kitap1.com/en letter number three Perhaps you think I’m a monster.

Is that it? Maybe that’s why you’ve not been in touch. Have you read terrible things about me, Tom? Heard stories that disturbed you? None of them are true. I’ve done bad things of course, who hasn’t? None of us are saints. Let’s not bother to pretend we are.

I know the one thing you truly understand is human frailty, Tom. I’ve had to account for my actions and I’ve paid a very heavy penalty for my misdeeds but I can assure you I never killed anyone. Did you believe the poison that drips from the pens of those so-called reporters?

They’re not interested in the truth, none of them. They spend their lives wading through other people’s trash looking for dirt, turning over rocks to see what crawls out. And they have the nerve to call me names. The Lady-killer. What chance did they give me? Please see me. I’d visit you but clearly they won’t allow that. If we were to meet face to face, I’m certain I could convince you I am not the man they say I am. If you can look me in the eye and actually believe I am capable of such savagery, then I promise I won’t blame you for leaving me here.

I think you are a truth-seeker, Tom, but you don’t seem to be at all interested in my truth. That’s disappointing. You are my last and only chance, Tom Carney. Please DO NOT continue to ignore me. Yours, in hope and expectation. Richard Bell 1kitap1.com/en 1995 1kitap1.com/en Chapter One Tom Carney was having a very bad day.

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