Murder on the Cornish Cliffs: A completely unputdownable 1920s cozy murder mystery (A Lady Eleanor Swift Mystery Book 16) by Verity Bright
Author:Verity Bright [Bright, Verity]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781837907656
Publisher: Bookouture
Published: 2023-11-30T16:00:00+00:00
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Clifford overtook Eleanor as she raced up the stone steps to the follyâs roof terrace. Face down in the rain gully on a patch of crimson snow was the motionless, contorted form of a man.
âOh, gracious!â she gasped.
He crouched down, feeling for a pulse.
âToo late,â he muttered gravely.
Her head fell to her chest. âItâs Brae. Stabbed with a pair of hedging shears!â
Overcome with sorrow for a young life taken so cruelly, she turned her face up to the cascade of snowflakes and sent words heavenwards that he might rest in peace.
Clifford stood up slowly, and, gently turning her away from the sight, offered her his good elbow. âMy lady. We need to get you back to the house.â
âButââ
âWhoever did this will be long gone.â
She shivered. âOr back in the house themselves. Theyâve killed twice now, but we have no idea who it is.â
âHence the need for extreme prudence.â He steered her respectfully towards the steps.
Before they could start down, she stopped. âItâs too awful, Clifford. To leave him so alone like that. In the snow.â
Without a word, he returned to the body and laid his coat over it. He rejoined her. âMy lady, there really is nothing more we can do for him.â
âYes, there is,â her impassioned words flew out. âWe can make sure whoever did this faces justice!â
He nodded as they continued back. âI suggest then that we call Chief Inspector Seldon to come and examine the scene first. Trevilick, by his own admission, is unused to this type of crime, whereasââ
She sighed. âHugh is all too used to it!â
With the utmost stealth, they returned to the house where Clifford quietly rang the inn while Eleanor kept watch. His hunch was right, and the landlady answered guardedly. Once she was convinced her butler wasnât the authorities trying to find out if she was operating rather lenient opening hours over the festive season, she fetched Seldon from his room. After the briefest of exchanges, Clifford put the phone down.
Then it was a case of waitingâ¦
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