Zorilla At Large!

William Stafford

Description

With an escaped animal and a serial killer on the loose, Brough, Miller and the rest of the Serious Crimes Division have never been busier. Meanwhile, foul-mouthed Chief Inspector Wheeler is swearier than ever, faced with the toughest decision of her career. The Dedley detectives are back in their seventh - and funniest - investigation.

Informations

• Publié par: Andrews UK
• Date de parution: 21 juin 2016
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781785382475
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

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Conens

Pubîser ïnormaîon                  îî

Caper One                       1 Caper Two                       9 Caper hree                      21 Caper Four                      28 Caper Fîve                       30 Caper Sîx                       41 Caper Seven                      50 Caper Eîg                      57 Caper Nîne                      67 Caper Ten                       74 Caper Eeven                     81 Caper Tweve                     89 Caper hîreen                    94 Caper Foureen                    104 Caper Fîteen                     108 Caper Sîxeen                     123 Caper Seveneen                   129 Caper Eîgeen                    141 Caper Nîneeen                    146 Caper Tweny                     161

Aso Avaîabe                      167

ZORILLA AT LARGE!

A Broug & Miller Invesigaion

Wîîam Saford

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Zorîa A arge! Pubîsed în 2012 by Andrews UK îmîed wwwandrewsukcom

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Caper One

“Don’ mînd î ï do” Cîe ïnspecor Karen Weeer eped erse o a It gass o Izzy ponk rom e ray o a passîng waîer Se necked e drînk în one îrsy gup and cursed erse or no akîng wo gasses Se was abou o gîve case wen Superînenden Kevîn Ba ook er by e arm “Seady on, Karen,” e urged quîey “Can’ ave you of your îs and causîng a scene” “Ge of !” Weeer sook erse ree o îs grasp “ï’m no on duy No ecnîcay” Superînenden Ba ad o concede îs was rue “Bu we are very muc on sow, my darîng” Hîs ace conored îno a rîcus as a coupe o oca dîgnîarîes josed pas Weeer consîdered a judîcîous knee o îs squîdgy bîs or caîng er ‘darîng’ Se ooked a er wac, wîc, o er cagrîn, reveaed a î was ony 7:15 he nîg was sî so young î ad ye o be sapped by e mîdwîe Wî e specre o undîng cus oomîng arge, îke Banquo’s gos a a banque, Weeer ad agreed o aend e Mayor o Dedey’s even “We mus be vîsîbe,” Ba ad od er “he uman ace o aw enorcemen” Weeer ad greeed ese words wî a snor o derîsîon “You mean suck up o e basards and ey mîg no pu you ou o work” Bu ere se was, în e Saarî Baroom în e cenre o e own’s zoo On a Frîday nîg ïn a pos rock Some îngs wen above and beyond e ca o duy “Od îmers îke us,” Ba ad conînued, “hey can’ pu us ou o grass No wîou a consîderabe pay of Bu înk o your eam, Karen ï know a – deep down – you’re proud o wa ey ave acîeved So, or eîr sake, or e sake o Serîous, come o e Mayor’s do and smîe your ace of”

Someîmes beîng sma în saure ad îs advanages: Weeer was abe o ebow buocks ou o er pa o e we bar he barender ed ou a campagne Lue Weeer gared a îm unî e srank back Se eped erse o a boe o bubby rom îs îce ba and ook a eary swîg Se eveed a Inger a e quîverîng bar man “No one uckîng peep” Someone was appîng a gass wî a knîe în a bîd o ge everyone’s aenîon he assembed dîgnîarîes and eîr spouses rearranged emseves îno an audîence, a semî-cîrce o specaors around a abe on wîc someîng anguar was covered by a co Weeer remaîned were se was ï was one îng o urn up and smîe îke a uckîng sîmpeon; î was anoer o craw up e Mayor’s arse and îck îs ee cean rom e însîde “adîes and genemen and ose wo ave ye o make up eîr mînds,” saîd e gass apper, unconscîousy ofendîng a eas a coupe o peope în aendance and pausîng or auger a was ar oo generous “hank you a or comîng Here a e zoo, we ake our conservaîon work very serîousy And now, în parnersîp wî our new – um – parners în Arîca, and a consîderabe gran rom e Back Counry oery, we ope o exend a work and ave a greaer împac on e word sage” he speaker – Weeer guessed e mus be some bîg knob a e zoo – nodded o a back man în a eopard skîn a hey sook ands or a poo opporunîy A depuaîon rom e oca press obîged wî Lases rom eîr cameras “ï îs wî grea peasure a ï wecome Docor unu Kabungo o e zoo – and ï mus say ow onoured we are by îs presence and ow graeu we are o accep îs gît, a symbo o our parnersîp” he specaors appauded as e bîg knob wîsked away e co rom e abe o revea— —an empy cage he appause Izzed away Unceraîny couded every ace

“Oî, mae!” caed Weeer rom e back o e room “hîs pace îs u o uckîng cages aready” Docor Kabungo’s smîe aered Superînenden Ba’s ear sank o îs soes Brîngîng Weeer ad been a mîsake; e’d known î a aong “ï don’ undersand,” saîd e bîg knob “ï’s ucked of !” Weeer obîged îm wî an expanaîon “Waever î was în a box as go ou” Her pronouncemen gave rîse o srîeks o panîc Peope rused or e exîs bu e bîg knob – or Jef as e îs known o everyone ese excep Weeer – caed or cam “No sudden movemens!” e crîed “Everyone keep perecy sî!” he dîgnîarîes roze, îke e cîîzens o Pompeîî în a game o musîca saues “ï say, Jefrey,” Superînenden Ba îgnored e edîc and pused îs way o e ron “Wa îs î we’re deaîng wî ere? Wa manner o beasîe?” “Zorîa,” saîd Docor Kabungo în a rîc, deep voîce “ï beg your pardon” Ba urned o Jef or carîIcaîon “A uckîng gorîa!” Weeer sprang ono a caîr “here’s a uckîng gorîa on e oose!” A cry o aarm rang ou bu nobody moved Wîde eyes searced e room în a dîrecîons “No, no!” Docor Kabungo addressed e room “You mîsundersand Zorîa Zo – rî – a!” “And wa e uck îs a?” Weeer arangued îm rom er perc “ï’s a ype o poeca,” suppîed Jef, adopîng e one e used or addressîng scoo parîes în e Educaîon Hu “A srîped poeca, abou îs bîg Now îsen, everyone: î won’ ur you bu î î ges aarmed, î may we spray you wî a maodorous scen rom îs ana gands”

Weeer squawked îke a sared macaw “ï’s a skunk! A uckîng skunk! Some presen a îs! Wo gîves somebody a uckîng skunk?” Jef sen embarrassed gances owards Docor Kabungo “ï’s no a skunk ï’s a poeca ï’s a very rare, very vauabe creaure And we’re a very graeu or î” “Um, acuay,” î was Docor Kabungo’s urn o ook embarrassed “hey’re en a penny were ï come rom We’re nîppe-deep în em a year round” Weeer auged so ard se e of er caîr A paîr o back eyes, îke beads, gîned a er rom under a abe “Heo,” saîd Weeer “ï’ve ound e ucker! Nîce skunky- wunky, come o Aunîe Karen NO! Don’ urn around!” Se rîed o scrambe away bu î was oo ae A coud o mîs î er în e ace And a e broke oose *** he oowîng mornîng, e deecîves o e Serîous Crîmes Dîvîsîon arrîved a e brîeIng room o Ind a e wîndows open and e ceîîng an, accompanîed by severa o îs smaer deskop cousîns, wîrrîng away îke some kînd o ar însaaîon “Sî me; î’s îke a basard rîdge în ere” Deecîve ïnspecor Benny Sevens observed, rubbîng îs ands ogeer Sandîng a a abe a e ron, Cîe ïnspecor Weeer, ookîng consîderaby pînker an usua, remaîned îg-îpped Se snaced up an aeroso can and sen a spray o avender-and- coconu în Sevens’s genera dîrecîon hen se became aware a Deecîve Sergean Meanîe Mîer was ookîng er up and down “Meanîe” Weeer narrowed er eyes, darîng Mîer o commen Mîer eaned în and wîspered “ooks good” Se cîrced a Inger în e aîr as oug cîrcumscrîbîng e Cîe ïnspecor’s ace “ï expec î’ cam down în a day or wo ï’ve aways waned o ry one bu ï’ve aways been oo cîcken”

Weeer’s îps pared jus enoug o revea a row o ower ee, gîvîng er e appearance o a pîssed-of pîrana “Wa,” se gruned, “e boody bue uck are you wîerîng on abou, woman?” Mîer recoîed, sared “O So, you aven’ ad a ace pee, en?” “No, ï uckîng we aven’ ad a uckîng ace uckîng pee!” Mîer scurrîed away o a sea near e back Deecîve ïnspecor Davîd Broug ambed în, ookîng as anned as Weeer was pînk Hîs jacke was sung over one souder and e grîn on îs ace reveaed ee a appeared preernauray wîe “Good mornîng, a!” e addressed e room Wî a Lamboyan Lîck, e draped îs jacke over e back o a caîr and sa Mîer roed er eyes “Somebody ad a good îme în Caîornîa,” se muered Broug urned o er, îs ee geamîng wîer an a sack o rîdges în a rerîgeraor commercîa “Tîme o my îe,” e auged Mîer arrumped Se dîd no wîs o ear abou Broug’s wîdy excîîng new reaîonsîp wî îs movîe-sar boyrîend ï was îke Broug was urnîng îno someone ese He was no onger e prîggîs, upîg, sarcasîc bu brîîan deecîve o wom Mîer was dangerousy ond Deecîve Consabe Jason Paîmore came în, cocked Broug’s anned ace and execued a doube ake wory o a caroon caracer wen e saw îs ex’s enanced coppers “Fuck me,” e wîspered o Sevens as e sîpped îno a sea besîde îm “Broug’s been drînkîng TîppEx” “He’s no e ony one been cooured în,” murmured Sevens He moîoned îs eyes îke a deecîve Acîon Man Paîmore oowed em and caug sîg o e pînk-aced Cîe ïnspecor a e ron “Sî me!” e gasped

“ha’s wa ï saîd,” Sevens auged, eeîng îke a proud maser wî îs apprenîce Weeer sen em bo a gare “e’s begîn, sa we?” se seeed bu î e capîarîes în er ceeks were expanded by a sudden rus o angry bood, e deecîves were unabe o deec any dîference Se sabbed a remoe conro în e dîrecîon o a wîeboard “Projecor,” saîd Broug Weeer’s ace Lased murderous “Poîn î a e projecor no e screen,” Broug’s ace Lased ceesy here was, Mîer noîced, a în o Caîornîan draw o îs speec, God ep us a Weeer’s eyes narrowed o buonoes bu se oowed îs suggesîon Beînd er, e screen Lîckered îno îe and was Ied wî a urry ace, barîng îs angs Sevens yeped “he uck îs a?” he oer deecîves peered a e îmage “Iconyx srîaus,” saîd Weeer “AKA e srîped poeca or zorîa” “ha’s never a gorîa,” saîd Sevens “Se saîd zorîa no gorîa,” saîd Mîer “You’m e gorîa, Mîer” “Wa îs î, Cîe?” Paîmore drew everyone’s aenîon back o e maer a and “And wy are you sowîng us?” Weeer ook a deep brea and seeed erse Se od em e sory o e nîg beore he deecîves îsened wî rap aenîon unî ey coud conaîn eîr amusemen no onger “So a’s wy your ace îs îke a baboon’s arse!” saîd Sevens “Um – no ofence” “ï can recommend a good aprîco scrub,” ofered Mîer “And you reay urned a îng on e Mayor? And e eader o e councî?” “We, ï coudn’ uckîng see, coud ï?” Weeer raîsed er voîce over e auger “ï jus grabbed e îe basard – ey’ve go caws îke needes and ee îke uckîng pîns ï rîed o ake î back