Murder & Misjudgment by Abbey North

Author:Abbey North
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Published: 2020-06-22T04:00:00+00:00

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Lizzy wasn’t certain how she felt about working with Darcy again, though she was glad to have a partner. She knew he was competent and would be a good assistant, but she worried the conflict simmering between them might impede the investigation. Despite her reservations, she was waiting when his carriage pulled up outside Gracechurch Street the next morning, hurrying out to meet him so they could keep to their schedule.

His driver opened the door for her, and she slipped into the carriage with him, taking the seat across from Darcy while unable not to observe how handsome he was this morning. There was nothing particularly different about him, but she was noticing it more prevalently. She shook her head, attempting to dismiss the thoughts, as she greeted him politely. He returned the greeting, and they endured mainly in silence as the carriage ferried them from her aunt and uncle’s house to Bow Street.

It stopped several minutes later, and the door opened seconds after that. Darcy departed first, and he held out a hand to assist her. Lizzy took it, trying not to tremble when their fingers touched, though layers of gloves separated them. He quickly released her hand as soon as she was on her feet on the ground, but he offered his arm, and she took it. She hated how being in his proximity left her discombobulated.

Vowing to focus her attention on the matter at hand, she straightened her shoulders and entered the office with him. It was a busy little building, filled with men shouting to each other while clerks bustled about. There were a few other people waiting who appeared in need of a Runner’s service, but Darcy ignored them as he went to the front desk, telling the young man stationed there, “I have an appointment with Joseph Kenton this morning. My name is Fitzwilliam Darcy.”

The young man looked at the appointment book before nodding and coming around the desk to personally show them to Mr. Kenton’s desk. Lizzy took the only seat positioned in front of it, eyeing the Runner with whom Darcy had made the appointment.

He was a young man, probably no more than five or six years older than Kitty, with dark skin, closely cropped curls, and big brown eyes that revealed intelligence and inquisitiveness. She instantly felt at ease around him, certain he was competent.

He nodded to both of them before gesturing for one of his coworkers to slide over a chair for Mr. Darcy. When they were both seated in front of his desk, he said, “I received your missive, Mr. Darcy. You wanted to discuss a murder?”

“Two murders,” said Lizzy. “We suspect they might be linked.”

His brows drew together as he leaned back slightly. “Go on, Miss...?”

“Elizabeth Bennet,” she said crisply. Then she spent the next few minutes telling him about the two murdered women, and how they suspected there might be a link.

He looked grey when she had finished, and he rose higher in her estimation when he didn’t look at Mr.

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