Clean Break. Val McDermid

a good evening?’ I chipped in before things got out of hand.

      Richard nodded. ‘Been down the Academy listening to East European grunge bands. Some good sounds.’ He gave me one of his perfect smiles. ‘How’s your workload progressing?’

      I shrugged. ‘Slowly,’ I said. ‘Michael’s been giving me some background on the art front, and I’ve got Alexis to chuck a few bricks into the pond. It’s a question of waiting to see what floats to the surface.’