The Devil's Cliff Killings (DI Ruth Hunter #4)

by Simon McCleave

on the Rosie Wright case, DI Ruth Hunter.’ ‘Hi there,’ Ruth said, a little annoyed and even concerned about why they were meeting. They didn’t look like officers from the IPCC. ‘DI Lyon and DS Buckley are officers in the Regional Prison Investigation Team,’ Drake explained. Ruth frowned. What the hell does any of this have to do with the RPIT? Then the penny dropped. Kathy Wright was a prison officer. The two must be connected, mustn’t they? But how? Lyon shifted in his seat and moved a folder to the centre of the table. ‘The RPIT has had Kathy Wright under surveillance for the past six months. We believe that she is running a team of prison officers who are smuggling drugs and mobile phones into HMP Rhoswen.’ What the—? Ruth’s mind whirred with the information, trying to piece it together. Did this have any bearing on Rosie’s disappearance? ‘We didn’t realise that Kathy Wright was Rosie Wright’s mother until we put two and two together this morning,’ Buckley said. ‘Do you think the two things are connected?’ Ruth asked. ‘We’re not sure,’ confessed Buckley. Ruth looked up at Drake and then said with a sense of urgency, ‘Boss, we need to get Kathy Wright in