The Mermaid Garden by Santa Montefiore

Author:Santa Montefiore [Montefiore, Santa]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3, mobi
Published: 2011-08-30T20:04:30+00:00

The Mermaid Garden

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ambled idly up the road, and scanned the shops for the estate agency. It wasn’t long before he stumbled upon it.

Atwood and Fisher looked suitably prestigious, painted a discreet navy blue with shiny windows displaying fine, beachfront houses to rent or buy. He peered through to see a pretty redhead talking on the telephone at the front desk. There was no sign of Clementine. When he opened the door, the redhead glanced up. With a smile she swiftly wound up her conversation and put down her nail file. “Hello, can I help you?” she asked.

Rafa approached her desk. Her green eyes devoured him hun-grily. “I’m looking for a girl called Clementine Turner. Does she work here?”

“Little Clemmie? She certainly does. You must be the artist-in-residence at the Polzanze.”

He grinned. “Am I that obvious?”

“You are, lovely. It’s the accent, distinctly not English.”

“Is she here?”

“I’m afraid not. She’s gone for a meeting with Mr. Atwood. I don’t think she’ll be back until late afternoon. They’ve only just left.” He swore in Spanish. “Can you give her a message for me?”

“Of course.” She picked up her pen. “Fire away.”

“You don’t need to write anything down. Just tell her I came by to see her.”

“I’m coming up to have a drink at the Polzanze tonight. I’ll bring her with me.”

“Okay. Then tell her I’ll see her later.”

“Sure.” Eager to detain him she added breezily, “So, how’s it going up there?”

“Getting busy.”

“I bet it is. You’re slowly getting to know the whole of Dawcomb.” He laughed. “It’s a great town.”

“I like it. Clementine doesn’t. She’s just desperate to leave. But then she’s a city girl. I prefer the quiet of the countryside. I’m a woman of simple pleasures.” Rafa took in her heavy makeup and manicure and smiled to himself. She didn’t look like a woman who understood the word simple.

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