The Corpse On the Court (2012)

Authors: Simon Brett

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“I’ve missed you,’ said Piers’ voice. ‘We’ve been apart now for . . . what? Getting on for four hours, got to be. Don’t you ever leave me for so long again.’ ‘You are such a smoothie, Piers. And your chat-up lines are cheesier than a month-old Gorgonzola.’ ‘I know. Amazing that they still work, isn’t it?’ ‘Amazing.’ Jude giggled. ‘I’ve missed you too.’ ‘Well, don’t worry. I have arranged our next encounter.’ ‘Oh, really?’ ‘Yes. We will meet next on Wednesday morning.’ ‘Will we?’ Jude was quite relieved. She would have liked to see him sooner, but she really needed the next day to get some kind of normality back into her life. Though the cleaning regime she imposed on Woodside Cottage was minimal – certainly compared to the scouring to which Carole subjected High Tor on a daily basis – it still had to be done. And there were messages on her answering machine that needed responses. Clients who depended on her, needed her services. ‘So where are we going to meet?’ she asked.

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