You Betrayed Us

About the Author Tim Penny was born and raised in Hampshire. He went to UCL, a university in Preston where he discovered his love of storytelling and started writing. In recent years he has worked his way up in the TV industry to the position of producer/director, where he has made a number of documentary and factual series for the BBC, ITV and Channel 4. He currently lives in Surrey with his wife, Camilla, and their puppy, Rosie. You Betrayed Us Tim Penny You Betrayed Us Olympia Publishers London www.olympiapublishers.com OLYMPIA E-BOOK Copyright © Tim Penny 2023 The right of Tim Penny to be identified as author of this work has been asserted in accordance with sections 77 and 78 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. All Rights Reserved No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission. No paragraph of this publication may be reproduced, copied or transmitted save with the written permission of the publisher, or in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright Act 1956 (as amended). Any person who commits any unauthorised act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damage. A CIP catalogue record for this title is available from the British Library. This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents originate from the writer’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental. First Published in 2023 Olympia Publishers Tallis House 2 Tallis Street London EC4Y 0AB Dedication I dedicate this book to my wife, Camilla, for the countless walks and evenings spent discussing the plot and encouraging me to write this book. Acknowledgements Special thanks to Mum, Dad and Sarah for their support. Also, thanks to the ambulance and the crew– Orlaigh, Emily and Leon. Where I wrote the majority of this book, while shooting a TV series. Prologue The cold air feels like daggers on his face as he makes his way towards the restaurant; winter has fully descended on the city now. He should have brought a scarf, or at least better gloves. Chapter 1 The last few hours have been an absolute blur; stress is what the doctor called it. Rupert is still trying to get his mind around what has happened. He thought it was his imagination playing