Murder At the Laurels
“Wiping her hands on a tea cloth, she fumbled for the buttons.
‘Fran, it’s Charles.’ ‘Oh, Charles, I’m glad you rang,’ she began, but he interrupted.
‘Bad news, I’m afraid.’ ‘What? Did you find the other solicitor’s letter? Because that’s what I –’ ‘She was murdered, Fran.’ Fran’s whole head tingled with the shock of it, and she found herself gasping for breath. Libby looked at her sharply.
‘You can’t mean it,’ she said, although the memory of the black suffocation told her it was true. She had ...known all along.
‘I don’t know all the details,’ said Charles, with the suspicion of a sigh, ‘but apparently the evidence is conclusive. We’re all being interviewed by the police.’ ‘All?’ Fran’s voice came out in a squeak.
‘Barbara, Paul and I. And the staff at The Laurels, presumably.’ ‘What about me?’ ‘Why on earth should they interview you? You weren’t there.’ ‘Marion Headlam will tell them about my visit. She wondered why I was there.’ Fran knew as surely as if she’d heard Marion Headlam speak that this was what she would do.MoreLess
‘Fran, it’s Charles.’ ‘Oh, Charles, I’m glad you rang,’ she began, but he interrupted.
‘Bad news, I’m afraid.’ ‘What? Did you find the other solicitor’s letter? Because that’s what I –’ ‘She was murdered, Fran.’ Fran’s whole head tingled with the shock of it, and she found herself gasping for breath. Libby looked at her sharply.
‘You can’t mean it,’ she said, although the memory of the black suffocation told her it was true. She had ...known all along.
‘I don’t know all the details,’ said Charles, with the suspicion of a sigh, ‘but apparently the evidence is conclusive. We’re all being interviewed by the police.’ ‘All?’ Fran’s voice came out in a squeak.
‘Barbara, Paul and I. And the staff at The Laurels, presumably.’ ‘What about me?’ ‘Why on earth should they interview you? You weren’t there.’ ‘Marion Headlam will tell them about my visit. She wondered why I was there.’ Fran knew as surely as if she’d heard Marion Headlam speak that this was what she would do.MoreLess
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