Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine 03/01/11
“The most recent novel in that series is 2006’s Footfall. She currently lives with her family in a water mill in Derbyshire. Her short fiction for EQMM includes 2010’s “A Tour of the Tower,” which was short-listed for the Fish-Knife Award, offered jointly by the CWA and Fish Publishing.
“One of these men is a murderer.”Edward looked at the grainy black-and-white photo that Edith held up. Three men smiled out at him.“What’s this all about?” he asked. “Who are they?”“I’ll give you a clue. One of t...hem’s my brother—and he’s not the murderer.”Edward gestured impatiently. “I need a better look.” She brought her wheelchair closer to his bedside and leaned forward, bringing with her a gust of perfume, something warm and spicy.Theirs was a new friendship and it would inevitably be a short one. The doctors were careful not to offer any predictions, but Edward knew that he didn’t have more than a week or two. He was bedridden now. The morphine took care of the pain, but what he hadn’t expected was the boredom.MoreLess
“One of these men is a murderer.”Edward looked at the grainy black-and-white photo that Edith held up. Three men smiled out at him.“What’s this all about?” he asked. “Who are they?”“I’ll give you a clue. One of t...hem’s my brother—and he’s not the murderer.”Edward gestured impatiently. “I need a better look.” She brought her wheelchair closer to his bedside and leaned forward, bringing with her a gust of perfume, something warm and spicy.Theirs was a new friendship and it would inevitably be a short one. The doctors were careful not to offer any predictions, but Edward knew that he didn’t have more than a week or two. He was bedridden now. The morphine took care of the pain, but what he hadn’t expected was the boredom.MoreLess
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