Dark Undertakings
“Outside it was drizzling; summer was definitely finished. Even if there were more weeks of sunshine to come, the long days and high temperatures were over with for another year. And for Jim Lapsford, they were over with for ever. Jim Lapsford would be cremated today and Drew would have to let it happen. The dog had died of natural causes; wild tales about poisoned teabags and overdoses of herbal aphrodisiacs would only make him a laughing stock if he tried to convince the Coroner or police now.... And yet, the conviction that Lapsford had been murdered still would not go away.
The pale tormented face of David Lapsford floated in front of him, and Drew wondered again what dark secrets lurked in that young man’s background. Something more than ordinary grief and shock was certainly preying on his mind, and was proving alarming to his family and friends. For why had his mother insisted so vehemently that the funeral go ahead? Almost certainly because she wanted to protect someone; if not her son, then perhaps her lover.MoreLess
The pale tormented face of David Lapsford floated in front of him, and Drew wondered again what dark secrets lurked in that young man’s background. Something more than ordinary grief and shock was certainly preying on his mind, and was proving alarming to his family and friends. For why had his mother insisted so vehemently that the funeral go ahead? Almost certainly because she wanted to protect someone; if not her son, then perhaps her lover.MoreLess
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