‘More than an hour,’ I told him. ‘It’s incomprehensible to me,’ he said. ‘Something’s happening.’ We listened to the sound of running feet and a voice shouting with an edge of panic. ‘I never imagined it would be like this,’ ...
Standing in front of his desk since he had not been invited to sit down, Murray was in the process of deciding that he disliked the man intensely. He stared at the place where the scalp of the Chief Superintendent shone pink through the wispy grey hair. In the situation he found himself in, conce...
Before he’d got to breakfast, two things made Curle decide to check up on his wife that afternoon. The first was her announcement that she’d be late home.‘Thanks for letting me know,’ he said lifting his head from the pillow. He had a stiff neck from spending yet another night on the couch in his...
They looked fresh, only one had the eyes pecked out, the red fur still sleek along each slim length. With a hook of barbed wire stuck in under the chin, they hung with their backs to the open view of green gently rolling fields and the hills further off. Lucy held out a finger to touch one, and t...
I tried to control my imagination and found a comforting explanation for the fact he had started finding jobs for us to do together. He’d been kind, I told myself, letting us stay and not taking any money. Maybe he regretted being so generous, and wanted something in return. When I thought about ...