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We Solve Murders

by Richard Osman


Genre
Mystery, Crime, Thriller
Year
2024
Pages
401
Contents

Chapter 55

Overview

Tony finally reveals that Felicity's company, connected to Vivid Viral, has been receiving far more money than its real work would justify, confirming Amy and Steve's suspicion that it has been used as a front. Felicity does not know the murdered influencers, which suggests someone else has been controlling the operation from behind the scenes. The chapter also opens a fresh Dubai lead through imprisoned influencer Courtney Lewis, and Amy moves to pursue that lead through a new ally rather than traveling there herself.

Summary

Steve, Amy, and Rosie take stock of the case. They now know that the same woman collected Andrew Fairbanks and Bella Sanchez from the airport, that both carried identical bags, and that both were murdered and displayed afterward. They still hope to test the same pattern against Mark Gooch in Ireland, they still do not know who Francois Loubet really is, and they know that a man in Dubai has been ordered to kill Amy. A message from Ferdy saying Eddie Flood is heading to Fiji gives them temporary relief.

They then join a Zoom call with Tony Taylor, John Todd, and Dr Jyoti Das. The conversation is repeatedly delayed by joking about Steve missing the weekly quiz and the temporary replacement on the team, while Amy keeps steering everyone back to Tony's visit to Letchworth. Eventually Tony explains that Felicity has been earning about forty thousand pounds a month for the past two years, far above the five or six thousand she would normally expect.

Tony says Felicity barely has to do anything for the money beyond forwarding a few emails. Large amounts of post arrive for different companies, but someone else collects it, and Felicity recently met a new influencer even though that is unusual. When Steve and Amy ask whether Felicity knows Andrew Fairbanks, Bella Sanchez, or Mark Gooch, Tony says she does not. That makes Amy and Steve conclude that someone has been using Felicity's company as a front while hiding the real clients and operations from her.

Amy tells Tony that Felicity must send over everything she has, including accounts and emails, because the people behind the arrangement have already killed three people and are trying to kill Amy as well. Tony worries that Felicity could be endangered by helping them, and Steve answers that Felicity may already be in danger either way. Before the call ends, John and Jyoti mention another possible link: an influencer imprisoned in Dubai. Steve identifies her as Courtney Lewis, serving ten years in Al-Awir Prison. Since Steve plans to go to Ireland first, Amy says they do not need to travel to Dubai themselves and decides to text the newest member of their team.

Who Appears

  • Amy
    Drives the call, identifies the front-company pattern, demands Felicity's records, and chooses a remote way to pursue the Dubai lead.
  • Steve
    Reviews the case, questions Tony closely, warns Felicity may already be in danger, and identifies Courtney Lewis.
  • Tony Taylor
    Provides the key update from Letchworth about Felicity's unexplained income and unusual company activity.
  • Rosie
    Adds levity with drinks and jokes, while bluntly underscoring how deadly the people behind the scheme are.
  • Felicity
    Businesswoman unknowingly earning huge sums as others use her company as a possible front.
  • John Todd
    Joins the Zoom call and helps surface the Dubai prison lead involving an imprisoned influencer.
  • Dr Jyoti Das
    Participates in the call and helps recall the jailed influencer linked to the wider network.
  • Courtney Lewis
    Influencer imprisoned in Dubai whose case may connect to the same criminal operation.
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