The Dark Palace--Murder And Mystery in London, 1914 (2013)
“He knew that they would be looking for him. Night was the best time to move. He had had the foresight to bring with him his case of theatrical make-up. The day had been spent experimenting with different facial hair styles and colours. He decided also to bulk out his body shape by strapping the shrunken musty pillow from the bed around his torso.
The disguise would serve a dual purpose. It would enable him to evade capture by the police. It would also mean that he could slip out of the hotel wi...thout the inconvenience of having to settle his bill.
There’s nothing wrong with killing two birds with one stone, thought Novak.
So Dolores was dead. Or Gladys, to give her her real name. No doubt he ought to be more upset about it than he was. If anyone had been able to look into his heart, they might have been surprised to see how little feeling there was for her there. Poor little bitch, was about the extent of the regret he could summon up on her behalf.
He smiled as he thought of the sight that would greet this imaginary spy into his heart: blackness.MoreLess
The disguise would serve a dual purpose. It would enable him to evade capture by the police. It would also mean that he could slip out of the hotel wi...thout the inconvenience of having to settle his bill.
There’s nothing wrong with killing two birds with one stone, thought Novak.
So Dolores was dead. Or Gladys, to give her her real name. No doubt he ought to be more upset about it than he was. If anyone had been able to look into his heart, they might have been surprised to see how little feeling there was for her there. Poor little bitch, was about the extent of the regret he could summon up on her behalf.
He smiled as he thought of the sight that would greet this imaginary spy into his heart: blackness.MoreLess
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