NO ONE ASKED
I couldn't help feeling responsible, but as Blanche told me when she called round in the morning, wondering where I'd sneaked off too, I cannot be held accountable for someone booby-trapping a dead body.
Detective Chief Inspector Sandra Burton keeps me waiting before taking my statement. But her attitude has changed since last night. She has looked up Mariella Novotny and her newspaper article, and the interest sparks in her eyes like a gas ring igniting. Burton is the sort of detective who goes through an entire career with her head up her arse, not understanding peoples motivation or making any headline arrests. But now, she can sense an opportunity.
Burton hands me a typed statement. I ha