Fragrant Harbour (2011)
“He had an aneurysm in his sleep; in that sense, his death was sudden. In another, he had been dying for twenty years, ever since Stanley. His sister let me know in a touching and affectionate letter. She got the point of her brother; I was glad to know that. She wrote about his ‘dry, wild humour and permanent air of politely suppressed amazement at the human comedy’. That letter was written the day after he died. A week later I received another, stiffer letter from her, saying Masterson had lef...t me some money and some voting shares in the hotel – though not enough to outvote the family’s share, which was put in a trust jointly administered by lawyers in London and Hong Kong. I knew Rathbone, the Hong Kong end of the operation, an exquisitely dressed fat man with a soft voice and legendary knowledge of UK tax avoidance. I did not anticipate difficulties.
At that time I had other things on my mind. There was, as Inspector Watts put it over the rim of his usual large pink gin, trouble brewing.MoreLess
At that time I had other things on my mind. There was, as Inspector Watts put it over the rim of his usual large pink gin, trouble brewing.MoreLess
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