Broken Souls: An absolutely addictive mystery thriller with a brilliant twist (Detective Lottie Parker Book 7) by Patricia Gibney

Author:Patricia Gibney [Gibney, Patricia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781838880798
Publisher: Bookouture
Published: 2019-10-17T18:30:00+00:00

When Beth entered the house, the silence hit her immediately. It was more than the absence of sound. It was as if everything had been muted, and what was left behind was an empty hole. She threw her keys on the table and dragged off her coat, suddenly aware that this was what would greet her from here on in.

She stood in the middle of the kitchen and glanced around. Even when her father had been out in the yard, there was always hustle and bustle. Footsteps. Kettle. Phone. Coughs and shouts. Now? Just a big empty nothingness.

Without moving a muscle, she listened intently. The pigs were squealing. The snow had started up again. It blew hard against the window pane. But despite the squeals and the near blizzard outside, the air was somehow calm.

She turned from the window and surveyed her surroundings. There was some noise after all. The refrigerator hummed and the freezer buzzed. She moved to switch on the radio, but halted, her hand in mid-air. It was usually her dad who listened to the radio, while she followed the news on her phone.

Slumping onto a chair, she bit her lip and buried a sob in her throat. She’d have to be strong. He’d expect that of her. But why had he done that to himself? To her? Had he found out what she had hidden from him?

She leapt up off the chair and rushed to the living room. It was in disarray as usual. A single tear rolled down her cheek towards her nose. At the desk, she picked up a page scrawled with figures. Her poor father and his VAT return. Why hadn’t she helped him?

‘I’m sorry, Daddy,’ she said to the mess of a room, which now felt bare and vacant despite the clutter. ‘I’ve not been a good daughter.’

She switched off the light. Closing the door, she made her way up the stairs to have a shower. Hoping against hope she could wash away some of her sorrow.

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