The idea for this twistery came from some notes I found in an old book of my Dad’s. It was the idea for a short story, which as far as I know he never got round to writing. Either that or he was planning the perfect murder! No other vehicle was involved when he …
His wife was next door when he was killed. A blow to the head; bloody marble bust nearby. Neighbours heard Mahler 8. The Mahler was nothing new. He used it to block out the voices. In point of fact, it was just the one voice he wanted blocked, his wife’s. He found it took …
His wife was next door when he was killed. A blow to the head; bloody marble bust nearby. Neighbours heard Mahler 8.
The carpenter and the potter had an explosive relationship; fatally so after he gave her one of his old aprons.
The murderer sent Dalgliesh an orange. The famous detective immediately knew where to look for the body. A helicopter search of the area revealed nothing. Nor had any of the hang-gliders who used the summit as a jumping-off point spotted the usual tell-tale signs, a foot protruding from under a bush, a discarded bag, …
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