It was the middle of the night when Jenny
Logan's phone woke her. She was tired and
answered the phone sleepily.
'Logan.'
'Grant here, madam.'
'It's three o' clock in the morning, Grant. I hope
this is important.'
'I'm at the home of Alex Maclennan. He's dead.'
'Give me the address, Grant. I'll be there in
twenty-five minutes.'
Jenny Logan
was a n
inspector in
the Edinburgh
Police. The
phone often
woke her at
night. She got
out of bed and
dressed
quickly in a blue suit. She looked at herself in the
mirror and decided that her short brown hair
looked all right.
By a quarter past three she was driving through
the streets of Edinburgh. It was December and
there was snow on the ground. Princes Street
was empty. She could see Edinburgh Castle high
up to her left. While she drove, Logan thought
about Alex Maclennan.
The Maclennans were famous in Scotland. Murray
Madennan, Alex's father, had over sixty fish and
chip shops in different Scottish towns and cities.
Everyone in Scotland knew Maclennan's Fish &
Chips and most people ate them.
Murray Madennan had one son, Alex. Murray did
not want Alex to go into the family business so he
sent him to an expensive school in Switzerland.
Alex went from there to Bristol University in
England, and then to a business school near
Boston in the United States. Learning was
important for Alex but so was having a good time.