The Advent of Murder (A Faith Morgan Mystery) by Ockley Martha

Author:Ockley, Martha [Ockley, Martha]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Lion Fiction
Published: 2013-07-18T16:00:00+00:00

They survived. Faith hardly knew how. Sandy’s food helped. She was a great cook. Between them, Faith, Jim, Peter and Sandy bravely kept the conversation going with occasional loaded interjection from Ben.

She watched for her moment. The red-haired pathologist went upstairs to use the bathroom, and Faith cornered Ben by the coats.

“You are horrible sometimes, Ben Shorter,” she hissed. “What are you playing at?”

“Me? What the devil do you think you were doing bringing him here?”

“I was intending to have a nice supper with friends.”

“He is not a friend.”

“Not yours, maybe – but my social life is none of your business.”

“Do me a favour! This is not about your social life. This is about an active –” Faith could see Ben’s anger in the stiffness of his jaw; he forced his words out between his teeth, “I repeat active – murder investigation.”

The justice of his point disarmed her.

“I didn’t realize you’d be here,” she said. “I thought it was just a supper with the pair of us and Sandy and Peter, members of my congregation…” He still towered over her, but his shoulders relaxed a fraction. Staring him down at this angle gave her a crick in the neck. “Anyway, we haven’t discussed anything pertinent in his hearing,” she carried on in her most brisk and professional tone, “and he isn’t one of your suspects…” She sensed his stillness. Her throat went dry. “He isn’t, is he?”

“Not at the moment,” Ben said. “But it’s early days.” He took a step back and ran his fingers through his hair, as he used to do when he felt baffled by their relationship. “But really, Fay, you know better than this. You’ve put Peter right in it.”

He was quite right; she had.

“I am sorry!” she said. “It was an accident – a case of cross-communication. What can I do about it now?”

He touched her shoulder lightly, and his face softened. “Just keep your distance, will you? At least until this is done? With luck this won’t have consequences.”

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