Murder At Swann's Lake (1999)
“She was a pretty woman, Woodend thought. Not pretty like her sister was pretty. Not pretty so she’d turn every head in the street. Hers was a prettiness it would be good to come home to after a hard day at work – a prettiness that offered a great deal of consolation for the right man.
“I expect you’ve heard some quite horrible things about my dad,” she said across the desk.
“Now why would you think that?” Woodend asked.
Jenny laughed bitterly. “Because you’ve already spoken to my mum and sister.... Why else?”
“Why don’t you tell me how you saw him?” Woodend suggested.
“He wasn’t perfect – nobody ever is – but he always tried to do his best for his family.”
“Like sendin’ your sister Annabel to an expensive boardin’ school?”
Jenny nodded. “That’s right. He wanted her to get the best education money could buy.”
That was not how Annie Peterson saw it, Woodend thought. As far as she was concerned, Robbie had merely been using her as a ladder to climb out of the gutter.MoreLess
“I expect you’ve heard some quite horrible things about my dad,” she said across the desk.
“Now why would you think that?” Woodend asked.
Jenny laughed bitterly. “Because you’ve already spoken to my mum and sister.... Why else?”
“Why don’t you tell me how you saw him?” Woodend suggested.
“He wasn’t perfect – nobody ever is – but he always tried to do his best for his family.”
“Like sendin’ your sister Annabel to an expensive boardin’ school?”
Jenny nodded. “That’s right. He wanted her to get the best education money could buy.”
That was not how Annie Peterson saw it, Woodend thought. As far as she was concerned, Robbie had merely been using her as a ladder to climb out of the gutter.MoreLess
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