Furious Old Women (1987)
“It consisted for the most part of streets of medium-sized houses though there were a few more pretentious ones and some slummy little roads of cottages. There was a cattle market and a few uninteresting industries, several Victorian Gothic churches, a fine collection of red-brick chapels, a new town hall and a palatial public lavatory in the town’s strategic centre.
Carolus had the address of Dundas Griggs but had been warned that he lived in rooms and was scarcely ever in. When he had asked Mrs Bobbin what was her nephew’s occupation she had been rather vague.
“Dundas? Oh he’s always busy with schemes of one sort or another. Knows everyone. Always trying something new. What is called a live wire, I believe, though it doesn’t seem to get him anywhere.”
Carolus went to his address and found it a solid house called Maitland Villa. His enquiry for Mr Griggs led to a flood of information from a woman with a toupée and glasses.
“No, he hasn’t been home since he went out this morning.
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