Killing by Colours (ebook)

Argumento de Killing by Colours (ebook)

Killing by Colours , the third in the DCI Martin Phelps series, takes Martin in search of a serial killer who appears to have somewhat of a personal interest in the DCI himself.

When the body of the killer?s first victim is discovered at a popular Cardiff leisure attraction, key elements of the murder link her death to a macabre colour-themed poem recently sent to DCI Phelps. As the body count rises, the killer teases the team by giving possible clues to the whereabouts of victims and the venues of potential murders, in the form of more poems. Are the killings random acts by a deranged individual, or is there something that links the victims to one another ? and even to the DCI himself?

Meanwhile, Martin?s sidekick, DS Matt Pryor, is worried about the safety of his boss. Are his fears warranted? Is Martin Phelps on the colour-coded list of potential victims ? or is he just the sounding board for the killer?s bizarre poetry?

Shelley worked in the same building as Martin but she was not a police officer ? she was an expert in all matters relating to Health and Safety. She did a really good job at actually making this potentially mind-numbing subject come to life for all the officers who attended her training sessions. Martin regretted the wasted months when the two of them could have been together, and now he was determined to make up for lost time. She was waiting for him, but instead of rushing back up the stairs as he so desperately wanted to do he was sitting at the kitchen table. The reason he now sat with his head in his hands had nothing to do with Shelley and everything to do with the A5 size orange envelope that he had picked up from his front doormat and put on the kitchen table. He hadn?t opened it and was trying desperately to ignore it.

He got to his feet and produced a mini feast of coffee, croissants, butter, and honey for the pair of them and then piled some small sweet strawberries into a bowl to add a finishing touch.

Even with all that done he still didn?t touch the envelope, and with considerable resolve he left it unopened on the table and carried the breakfast tray up the stairs.0