Chapter 10 The vision Mae hitched up her long skirt in one hand and gripped the banister with her other. Grace wanted to turn away but she knew that wasn’t an option. A voice called out, “Mae Moonshine!” It sounded dull and slow as if it was underwater. In slow motion the vision Mae turned arou...
Julia laughed. “Elephant? I hope you’re not referring to me. I try my best to keep on eye on my diet, but you know how it is with chocolate - impossible to give up!” Cain sighed. “I think you know what I’m talking about.” Julia pulled over to the side of the road and switched the engine off. She ...
Grace couldn’t read the look on his face. Was he angry? Was he intending to shout at her? Had Carlos being filling his head with lies? She stood to one side and opened the door wider. Derek stepped through. “I wasn’t sure if your shop would be open. It says it should be on the opening times thing...
Chapter 17 Silence. Neither Archie nor Grace spoke as they watched the scene in front of them unfold. People rushed in from all sides. Gordon picked Jessie up, she looked like a limp rag doll in his arms He carried her out of shot, closely followed by some of the hotel staff. Grace watched as o...
DI Clarke asked. I pointed over to where Gina was. She was sitting on the carpet next to Megan-Rose. Megan-Rose was looking at a doll that someone had bought her. “Does Gina know about her sister?” DI Clarke asked. “No, but I think she might suspect, considering police officers are in the house a...
He gave me his card and said, “We’ll probably need to speak to you again. If you can think of anything that could help, give me a ring on my direct line.” I took the card, picked up my cleaning bag and walked up the next flight of stairs. Ivy Brown was waiting for me at her open door. “What’s goi...
Chapter 14 Big Bob followed them back to the shop and helped Frankie take the items upstairs to the stockroom. He didn’t say anything about the near empty condition of the shop or the fact that Frankie was living in the stockroom. Grace looked at the furniture as Frankie arranged it around the ...
At the mention of the cat’s collar Cain suddenly yelled out, “Cat! We haven’t found Cat yet!” “Oh, heck. I’d forgotten about her. We’ll have another look for her when we’ve finished this job.” When they arrived at Douglas’ house later there was a different policeman standing at the front door. Ju...