Once there Jimmy had a choice, a flight to Florence which would get him on his way within the hour or wait just over two and a half hours and fly direct. He was out of Scotland so there was no hurry, but the idea of hanging round an airport for a couple of hours didn’t appeal so he opted for Flor...
‘Really?’ She laughed and continued in her thick Irish accent, ‘Not you, Jimmy, you don’t amaze me.’ ‘Is that a compliment or an insult, Sister?’ ‘A compliment if you’re humble and an insult if you’re proud.’ ‘I’ll think about that. Where do you want this box of paper towels?’ She pointed down th...
We’ve never been in the running for an award before, although I have to say I’ve never actually heard of it. The Small Businesses Good Service Award.’ Rosa got real conviction into her voice, as if there really was an award. ‘I can understand that, Mr Dredge; this is only ...
“You can run Tommy Burke, but you can’t hide.” He hadn’t bothered to look at the caller ID before answering his office phone. “Hi, Mom” “Tommy, a lesser mother might think her son is avoiding her, but not me, I am sure you have a terrific reason why you haven’t called your mother in over in a wee...
A church clock struck two as an uninvited visitor quietly entered at the rear of the house and, with a shaded light, passed through the kitchen, made his way to the hall and began to climb the stairs. On the first floor the visitor moved along the corridor, stopped, silently opened a door, entere...
‘This is Ms Heppert. She is a lawyer with Parker and Henry in their Paris office. She is acting for the Sisters of Bon Secours in the disposal of their convent. Professor McBride was asked to assist by the superior of the order and sent me to Paris to look into the matter. I liaised with a lawyer...
She had come to him in the early hours of the morning. He had tried to stay awake and wait for her but sleep had defeated him and it was her naked body slipping into the bed that had woken him. Once more they had made love and it had been wonderful, wonderful and terrible. Wonderful because he ha...