Tag Archives: police

Nun murder: rally driver Rousse carries clues in her car

Posted on September 19, 2011 by Dreamaticus

I drove the red hire car like a maniac rally driver, screeching round corners and off-roading where necessary. This was not deliberate, but due to a lack of familiarity with the car’s controls. Shod in wellies, I also kept missing … Continue reading →

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Mention of Elton John and exotic work trips sets off swoon (Rousse)

Posted on May 31, 2011 by Dreamaticus

When the policeman searched my Birmingham hotel room for weapons he found the bicycle chain slotted down the side of the bed. Surprisingly my claim of possible self-defence was accepted. The next day I set off for my meeting at … Continue reading →

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Pests and pets (Rousse)

Posted on May 17, 2011 by Dreamaticus

The same bunch of kids had been clambering over the walls at the back of our building for weeks, each time in more daring exploits. Last time they dropped down into our garden and ran across the lawn. Today they … Continue reading →

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Rousse hangs on to her turquoise trapezium handbag and reports a crime

Posted on May 12, 2011 by Dreamaticus

All I wanted was some peace and quiet at home in my pyjamas when the doorbell rang and a whole family of cleaners marched into the hall. It would have been rude to refuse them entry so while they all … Continue reading →

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Katie Price’s (aka Jordan) career on the conference circuit, and a life of crime in Australia (Rousse)

Posted on May 1, 2011 by Dreamaticus

Katie Price (aka Jordan) was my new, self-appointed, right-hand woman. She accompanied me to all my speaking engagements, often with her two younger children Junior and Princess. On this occasion I was delivering a keynote paper on computer security at … Continue reading →

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Rousse hides her haul and swims with seals

Posted on April 26, 2011 by Dreamaticus

I found the canvas bag full of used £10 and £20 notes abandoned next to the post box. When I got home I started to count out the money on my bed, but soon got bored. It could amount to … Continue reading →

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Men with guns in shopping mall (Rousse)

Posted on April 20, 2011 by Dreamaticus

If ever there was a case not to judge on appearances, my new sister-in-law fitted the bill. Completely bald, and with a preference for going naked in public, at 12 months old she was a baby with a difference. She … Continue reading →

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A campus love affair rudely interrupted, and a seaside crime (Rousse)

Posted on March 20, 2011 by Dreamaticus

While most colleagues met for Friday night drinks in Bruntsfield, I discovered that the senior staff held a private reception on a secret campus. I set off to investigate. I spotted current and former colleagues through the windows of a … Continue reading →

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Performance anxieties (Rousse)

Posted on February 22, 2011 by Dreamaticus

Over three decades had elapsed since my last encounter with this group of girls from my first secondary school, and I was curious to know what had become of them. In the course of conversation arch-bully CMcG confirmed that she … Continue reading →

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Belle is a defective detective

Posted on January 29, 2011 by Dreamaticus

Twenty years after the affair ended, I was once again dating T. The truth of the matter was I was operating undercover. T’s extended family were trailer-park villains. One-by-one they were being killed off. I watched them closely over several … Continue reading →

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