The Nightingale Legacy
“NORA PELFORTH was lying facedown on the beach at St. Agnes Head, her body rolled in by the tide. Her hair was matted ropes of dark red, one wrapped around the knife sticking out of her back. Most of her clothing had been torn off by the sea and rocks, and the large patches of bloated white flesh were scored raw and deep.North knelt beside Benjamin Treath. “Can you tell how long she’s been in the water, sir?” There was no immediate answer, and North looked up at him. Dr. Treath’s head was bowed,... his eyes closed, and his mouth was a thin line of pain.“She was my friend,” Dr. Treath said, his voice as bowed as his shoulders. “Damn, North, she was my friend. She was so very kind to me after Eleanor was killed, listened to me, always welcomed me. She was always there whenever I couldn’t bear the pain. Damnation, North, I’m so tired of death, so very tired of it. And now more violent death. It’s too much, North, it’s simply too much.”“Let’s get her out of here, sir.MoreLess
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