Pagan Spring: A Mystery (A Max Tudor Novel) - Plot & Excerpts
The smell of the burning logs was restorative, a much-needed tonic to the senses. Max had just officiated at the funeral of a middle-aged man in a neighboring village, a man who had almost certainly committed suicide after a long spell of unemployment. The cause of death officially had been accidental overdose, to spare his widow. It might even have been true. The doctor had made that choice, and Max had gone along with it. What earthly difference did it make now? Not all that long ago, Max reflected, suicides were given roadway burials at a crossroads to emphasize their outsider status. A television documentary program droned forgotten in the background. It had come on the air after a cooking show Max had found himself watching for no particular reason. He admired the skills involved in preparing a meal, and watching someone else do it was almost like having dinner without the work and the calories. It had taken him a while to realize that his meal-by-proxy habit had developed under the reign of Mrs.
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