The Windermere Witness (2012)
“Simmy and Ben had been taken into the hotel and asked to wait. Somebody brought them cups of coffee. Ben phoned his mother and tried to make light of the experience of seeing a man killed in a quiet Sunday street. Simmy refrained from calling her own mother, who would not be missing her. Plenty of time for that, she thought ruefully.‘They’ll be taking him away, then,’ said Ben. ‘Can’t leave a body out there, can they?’‘Bad for business,’ she smiled. ‘But I have a feeling there’s a whole lot of ...stuff to do before they can move him. Don’t you watch police dramas on telly?’He shook his head and then shrugged. ‘I like Bones. But it’s not on any more. Never bothered with any of the other stuff. Don’t watch the box much, anyway.’ ‘Nor me. Never heard of Bones, to be honest.’ ‘American. Gory stuff. Maggots. The girl in it is a sort of geek, but pretty.’ He smiled absently. ‘They call her Bones.’ ‘What sort of gun do you think it was?’‘No idea.MoreLess
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