On Deadly Tides by Elizabeth J. Duncan

Author:Elizabeth J. Duncan
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: CROOKED LANE BOOKS

Chapter Twenty

The salty tang of the sea and the calling of sea birds greeted Penny and Louise as they approached Black Point the next afternoon. Louise hesitated as they neared the edge of the cliff that overlooked the beach, and then, clutching Penny’s arm, took a step forward and peered over.

“She was just down there,” Penny said, pointing.

“Can we get down there?”

“I used that rough path, just there, but it’s steep and dangerous. I was in a hurry to get to her, of course, so I just charged ahead. But we might walk a little way and see if there’s an easier way, and if not, we’ll use that path. We’ll just have to take our time and be careful.”

They walked on and, a few hundred metres away, discovered several stone steps built into the side of the cliff face that were the start of a well-trodden dirt path that led to the beach on a kinder, gentler slope.

They descended to the beach and picked their way across the pebbly beach until they reached the spot where Penny had found the body of Jessica Graham.

“She was just here,” Penny said softly, and then took a few steps back.

Louise sank to her knees and caressed the cold wet sand. Then she fell forward, buried her hands in it, and moved them back and forth with increasing desperation until her fingers were as raw as her grief. “Jessica,” she wailed. “Oh, Jessica, my darling girl.”

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