“The cavalry has arrived,” she said under her breath. Duncan looked at her and smiled. “He’s been talking nonstop to the inspector for the last twenty minutes.” “Really?” Pru asked, not taking her eyes off Christopher. “I’ve never heard him talk that much.” He’d seen her, and their eyes locked as...
Cup of tea?” Cate asked. “I’d love one, thanks,” Pru said. You can never have too many cups of tea, she thought, even if she might end up floating back to her cottage. It’s an especially fine conversation lubricant. “Where’s Nanda?” “I dropped her at Chaffinch’s. Francine was finished for the day...
No time left to attempt a large project before editor Jacinta Bloom and entourage arrived for lunch, and so she busied herself with minor chores—sweeping the walk, straightening rows of nursery pots. She stamped her feet on the stone path, trying to shake the cold. Her fingers were numb as she pi...
and a pink push-up bra (32C). Please reclaim from the Secretary. No questions asked.” Austin Rocks! the e-newsletter of the Austin Rock Garden Society Chapter 38 “He what?” That was how Rosette greeted Pru at the door. Pru had ended their phone conversation with “I’ll be right over,” dropped Bori...
“What are you doing here?” Gavin spun round, and I caught a flash of fear in his eyes. “Julia—what a pleasant surprise.” I noticed he fell short of his usual purring tone. “Why are you here, Gavin? Who told you about this meeting?” I saw his gaze flicker to Happer and back. “What’s this?” I asked...
I sat up in bed the next morning with Sheila perched on a chair nearby as we went over what we didn’t know about Freddy’s death and the police involvement. “What Freddy’s sparrow-hawk print has to do with anything, I don’t know,” I said after explaining about DS Natty Glossop’s visit. Sheila seem...
It took only the short train journey for her to begin thinking about life in Bells Yew Green. With the town of Tunbridge Wells only four miles away, loads of services and shops would be near at hand, and the area was chock-full of fine gardens to visit for inspiration. Pru rang for a cab from the...