Page 1 of Perfect Wives
PROLOGUE
SATURDAY, 18 OCTOBER
Text message thread between DC Amanda McLachlan and DS Sara Sató
10.45 a.m.
Amanda
Sorry, boss, I know it’s your day off, but we’ve had a development with the Jonny Wilson murder. One of the residents of Magnolia Close has just confessed.
Sara
Who?
Amanda
Georgie Bell at No. 6
Sara
I thought she had a rock-solid alibi.
I’m at a trampoline park with my nieces. I’ll get there as soon as I can.
11.03 a.m.
Amanda
Something weird has happened. Another resident has confessed. Tasha Carter from No. 12.
Sara
They killed him together?
Amanda
She says she did it alone. I’ve put her in interview room 2.
11.21 a.m.
Amanda
A third woman has just confessed!
Sara
Let me guess – Beth Smith from No. 3.
Keep them separated. I’m walking in now.
PRESENT DAY
ONE
GEORGIE
There are a lot of things I regret about the last three weeks, but killing Jonny Wilson isn’t one of them – which makes my intended destination this morning, weaving through shoppers and market stalls, completely insane.
