The Sad Man
“Tom has spread page after page of drawings across the dining table. Knots – specifically the lark’s head, otherwise known as the cow hitch. It is around two thousand years old. It is the perfect knot for attaching an article to a pole or tying down furniture to transport. He knows all this because he stopped in on a neighbour before coming home, a local bore who runs a second-hand bookshop. A man Tom would normally avoid, but who opened up the store for him and – bingo! He had two books on tyin...g knots, hence all the history. For the last four hours Tom has been reading about the knot, tying them, sketching them and searching databases for any sexual meaning or reference. It has certainly passed the time, but he still has no idea why the killer carved a knot of blood into the floor.
‘Maybe it’s a red herring. A McGuffin,’ Dani-in-his-head suggests.
‘This is real life not the movies. No, it must mean something. It must give him something.’ ‘You’re sure it’s a him?’ ‘Oh yes.MoreLess
‘Maybe it’s a red herring. A McGuffin,’ Dani-in-his-head suggests.
‘This is real life not the movies. No, it must mean something. It must give him something.’ ‘You’re sure it’s a him?’ ‘Oh yes.MoreLess
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