Golden Mile to Murder
“The problem was, he told himself, that when they saw his baby-faced features and noticed how often he blushed, they immediately classified him as someone who would never amount to much.
Well, they were wrong! If only they’d give him the chance, he’d prove that he could be as tough as any of the hardboiled cops he’d seen in the American detective films. Maybe even tougher! And as for ambition – he’d had plenty of that. In his mind’s eye he could clearly see himself as Lancashire’s youngest-ever ...chief constable. Then he would show them! Under his leadership, the crime rate in the county would plummet, and villains from Warrington to Preston would shake at the mere mention of his name. All he needed was one lucky break to help him on to the first rung of the ladder.
He stopped to deposit his chip-paper in a waste bin, and noticed that he was standing next to Gypsy Elizabeth Rose’s fortune-telling booth. The door of the booth was closed and securely padlocked – which was surprising.MoreLess
Well, they were wrong! If only they’d give him the chance, he’d prove that he could be as tough as any of the hardboiled cops he’d seen in the American detective films. Maybe even tougher! And as for ambition – he’d had plenty of that. In his mind’s eye he could clearly see himself as Lancashire’s youngest-ever ...chief constable. Then he would show them! Under his leadership, the crime rate in the county would plummet, and villains from Warrington to Preston would shake at the mere mention of his name. All he needed was one lucky break to help him on to the first rung of the ladder.
He stopped to deposit his chip-paper in a waste bin, and noticed that he was standing next to Gypsy Elizabeth Rose’s fortune-telling booth. The door of the booth was closed and securely padlocked – which was surprising.MoreLess
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