Cathedral of Bones: An Ela of Salisbury Medieval Mystery (Ela of Salisbury Medieval Mysteries Book 1) by J. G. Lewis

Author:J. G. Lewis [Lewis, J. G.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781939941527
Publisher: Stoneheart Press
Published: 2019-08-09T21:00:00+00:00

Chapter 11

“Why didn’t you arrest him?” Will accosted her as soon as they rode out of earshot.

“We have no proof that he killed her. It’s a grave responsibility to lock a man up in the dungeons, remove his cattle and let his unmanned farm run to ruin.”

“You’re too soft, Mother. He’s a brute beast. A man can see that from looking in his eyes.”

“We deal in facts and reason, my son, not gut feelings. His wife was his only helpmate. Killing her would be like cutting off his right arm.”

“The facts point to him. Everyone says he beat her. You know as well as I do that a man will cut off his own arm if he’s in enough of a passion.”

Ela raised a brow. “Name one man who’s cut off his own arm.” She didn’t like Will arguing with her in front of the other men.

“If she was so important to him, why didn’t he report her missing?” asked Will.

“Young Will is right,” murmured Houghton, riding closer. “Morse is dangerous.”

“To who? His wife is dead. Brice already knows to watch his back.”

She heard a harrumph of discontent behind her. It stirred some misgivings. Why didn’t she arrest him? She set out here with that intention lodged firmly in her mind. But something inside her, something intangible, told her that he wasn’t his wife’s murderer. And if she didn’t trust herself, who could she trust?

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