Omens of Death (The Montague Pluke Cases Book 1) by Nicholas Rhea

Author:Nicholas Rhea [Rhea, Nicholas]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Agora Books
Published: 2019-12-18T16:00:00+00:00

After completing his tasks, it was around 1.15 on Friday morning as Detective Inspector Pluke walked alone from the police station, returning via his familiar route, albeit without the presence of the people he normally encountered. Although some traffic was moving, including Dunwoody’s taxi, the town was pleasantly quiet; people were in their homes and most were in their beds, even though a few lounge lights were blazing. He knew that whatever time of night an event occurred, someone, somewhere would be out of bed to witness it, and that his progress through the streets would not go unobserved. Vigilant Crickledonians would be aware that something of major importance had occurred because Mr Pluke was returning from work at such a late hour.

Montague Pluke realised that the ill fortune which would result from starting a venture on a Friday had been overcome because the investigation had started yesterday, a Thursday. And as he walked, he noticed that the full moon was rising above the roofs of the town; it had been full for a few days, he realised.

He began to count. Full moon had been on Monday — he felt sure that the girl had died on Wednesday, ie, the third day of the full moon. There was an old superstition which said that criminals should beware of committing their crimes on the third day of a full moon, because if they did, their actions on that day almost guaranteed discovery and capture.

As he turned into his garden with the lights still blazing at his home, he was satisfied that the omens were all very good indeed. He felt very confident that he would succeed in solving the case and trusted that Millicent would have his cocoa ready.

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