Thorn (55 page)

Dan's ramshackle car turned the corner and bounced down the road, and Imogen picked up her coat and went out of the flat, locking the door carefully. It was not until she was crossing the landing outside that she realised she had left the radio on. It did not really matter, in fact it would fool potential house-breakers into thinking there was someone at home. The radio was not very loud, but she could just make out the music.

Tchaikovsky's finale to
Sleeping Beauty
was just beginning.

Imogen grinned and began to descend the stair.