The Key to the Case
By Roger Ormerod
Richard Patton, an ex-Detective Inspector, has been around the block when it comes to seemingly unsolvable crimes. So when a well-known crook, Ronnie Cope, asks him to help prove he is innocent of a burglary Richard sets aside his knowledge of Ronnie’s dubious reputation and agrees to look into it. He wants the facts, and he isn’t afraid to dig them out. But the facts come almost too fast for Richard to keep up.
Ronnie’s alibi turns out to involve another burglary. Meanwhile, Milo Dettinger, the surly proprietor of the local gaming club, also seeks out Richard’s expertise, believing his son’s alleged suicide was something more sinister. Richard complies, but soon discovers that the only possible murder suspect is Milo himself. And then there’s the recent rape and murder of a young woman, Ruby Carter.
Coincidences? Or are the three cases linked? Richard thinks he is digging out facts, but that’s difficult to do when somebody’s lying…
