The Part-Time Job by P.D. James

Author:P.D. James
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Published: 2020-07-13T16:00:00+00:00

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As usual I went to the prison the day before the execution. There were things to be done, instructions to be followed. I was greeted politely, but I wasn’t welcome. I knew they felt contaminated when they shook my hand. And every prisoner in every cell knew that I was there. Already there was the expected din, shouting voices, utensils banged against the cell doors. A little crowd of protesters or morbid voyeurs were already collecting outside the prison gate. I am a meticulous craftsman, as was my father before me. I am highly experienced in my part-time job. And I think he knew me. Oh yes, he knew me. I saw the recognition in his eyes that second before I slipped the white hood over his head and pulled the lever. He dropped like a stone, and the rope tautened and quivered. My life’s task was at last accomplished, and from now on I would be at peace. I had killed Keith Manston-Green.

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