The Graveyard Position (2004)
“This second encounter came from an unexpected source. When he got back to the Crowne Plaza after lunch for his usual siesta, relic of his years in Italy, his key had a note on it: Ring 2415676. Peace. His first thought was that he was being solicited by an evangelical Christian group. Then he remembered Charlie.“Detective Sergeant Peace.”“Merlyn Docherty here. Are those the sounds of the Leeds CID solving the city’s crimes?”“They are.”“With Sergeant Peace at the forefront of the struggle?”“Abso...lutely so. And it may be Inspector Peace soon, so let’s have a bit of respect as a preliminary gesture.”“Well, congratulations first, and then increased respect.”“I said ‘may be.’ My wife calls me Pollyanna. I go around saying ‘Be glad’ without having anything to be glad about. But the signs do seem to be encouraging…. It’s something my wife has come up with that I’m calling about.”“Your wife?”“Yes. Felicity’s in the fiction business—like most of the people I deal with here, now I come to think of it.MoreLess
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