Corpse in Waiting (2010)
“‘Slightly dented in places,’ I told him, dying to say that a little more sleep would have been nice.
‘Only I was wondering if you were well enough to come up with Patrick and give us the benefit of your expertise. No rushing about,’ he added hastily. ‘Nothing energetic.’ ‘Will it be all right if we catch an afternoon train?’ I queried, eyeing the normally light-sleeping man at my side who was dead to the world. ‘I shall feel stronger by then.’ ‘Of course. Travel first class if it’ll make it eas...ier for you. Have you found out what caused you to leave the road?’ ‘Yes, someone had messed around with the brakes.’ There was a shocked silence. Then Greenway said, ‘That’s serious. We must talk about it. Oh, I double-checked that name you gave me. Nothing showed up.’ I thanked him. The sooner someone had a good poke around in that architectural monstrosity in Boyles Road, Kensington, the better.
An hour or so later, when I was dozing, there was a light knock at the door.MoreLess
‘Only I was wondering if you were well enough to come up with Patrick and give us the benefit of your expertise. No rushing about,’ he added hastily. ‘Nothing energetic.’ ‘Will it be all right if we catch an afternoon train?’ I queried, eyeing the normally light-sleeping man at my side who was dead to the world. ‘I shall feel stronger by then.’ ‘Of course. Travel first class if it’ll make it eas...ier for you. Have you found out what caused you to leave the road?’ ‘Yes, someone had messed around with the brakes.’ There was a shocked silence. Then Greenway said, ‘That’s serious. We must talk about it. Oh, I double-checked that name you gave me. Nothing showed up.’ I thanked him. The sooner someone had a good poke around in that architectural monstrosity in Boyles Road, Kensington, the better.
An hour or so later, when I was dozing, there was a light knock at the door.MoreLess
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