Everything about her life since the docks was confusing, terrifying even, but this, this was something different. He seemed so ashamed to have been touching her. And she didn't know what to think. Her mind noted the irony of spending so many nights afraid that he would come to her bunk. And now t...
Tommy was delegated to conduct the ground floor search, Captain Adams the first floor, Oliver the second, Clara the attic, and Humphry the basement and garden. The only people not involved in the search were Amelia, Miss Sampford and Bridget Harper. Amelia had gone into a fit of hysterics and wa...
Susan was tucked up in bed, suffering from a chill and officially relieved of bridesmaid duty. There was no indication of who would replace her. The events of the night before had cast a pall over proceedings. Susan might protest it had all been an unfortunate accident, but Clara was not alone in...
Captain O’Harris looked sick to his stomach after hearing Clara’s revelations. “We have to dig them up.” He and Clara were stood before the garage staring at the wide doors set into the Southern side. “It will be a lot of work.” O’Harris answered reluctantly. “Your uncle could be lying down there...
“Are you all right, Clara?” Clara looked at the girl’s pinched expression of concern and felt her fear slowly leave her. “I’m fine Annie, I just rushed home.” She said, “It’s nice to hear you use my name for a change.” Annie’s face fell. “Sorry marm.” She said quickly with a bobbed curtsey, then ...
This came as a surprise to many people, not least those who his wife asked around for dinner. Sharing a table with a man who could quite happily talk about the various corpses currently in his morgue all night was not everyone’s cup of tea. Deáth was aware he was, to put it politely, a little odd...