Capacity For Murder (Professor Bradshaw Mysteries) - Plot & Excerpts
As darkness pressed against the windows, they’d all gathered in the dining room, drinking chamomile tea, and telling him what had had happened in his absence.Sheriff Graham had returned to Hoquiam, and Captain Bell had returned to Seattle, leaving a trusted man in charge of his crew to continue the search along the North Beach. Mr. Scott Mitchell, no longer a deputy, remained. He’d asked Hornsby if he could work for room and board, and his request had been granted. Being neither handy nor skilled, he was not being called the handyman, but his humble presence was appreciated by all. He was still visibly shaken by having killed a man. The depth of the family character was revealed in the fact that he was being treated with sympathy, not as a hero.They had accepted Captain Bell’s pronouncement of Loomis’ guilt. Knowing who killed David gave them some measure of relief and was allowing them to begin to move forward. Bradshaw didn’t want to disturb that with uncertainty.But he couldn’t pretend he was done searching for answers.When he announced he was leaving the next day, Martha asked if he was going home.“Not yet,”
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