The Truth of All Things by Kieran Shields

Author:Kieran Shields
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Detectives, Murder, Police, Historical, Mystery & Detective, Murder - Investigation, Portland (Me.), Private Investigators, Fiction, Trials (Witchcraft), Occultism and Criminal Investigation, Mystery Fiction, Historical Fiction, Salem (Mass.), Crime, Women Historians
ISBN: 9780307720276
Publisher: Crown
Published: 2012-03-27T07:00:00+00:00

Lean and Grey moved down the front walk and left Celia Darton standing in her doorway, her voice creeping up in volume with each step they took away from her.

“There’s goings-on next door. And whatever it is, it’s against God. I know it.”

Glancing back over his shoulder, Lean gave the woman a brief smile, just enough to assure her that he would treat her fevered ranting with the utmost seriousness.

Lean muttered, “That woman is—”

“Enthusiastic in her many opinions,” Grey said.

“To say the least.” Lean glanced at his notebook one last time. There, among the details provided in the interview, was the name Lizzie. Mrs. Darton was sure she recognized the young woman who used to frequent Dr. Marsh’s society but whom she hadn’t seen come around recently. “In any event, we now have a possible name.”

They went around the side of the house, up a narrow paved walkway, into a fenced-in courtyard infested with weeds. There was a gate at the back, which opened up into another alleyway. Grey proceeded to make a detailed study of the ground by the fence. After several minutes he stood and brushed himself off.

“There’s too much foot traffic to be certain of exactly what transpired. However, it does appear some heavy load lay here along the fencing. The ground all around is damp. The area was washed down. The fencing just above there has been scrubbed. The paint is damaged, and the wood is still wet.”

Lean considered the implications. His mind flashed back to the Portland Company and the message written there. “It could have been another message. Another line from the Lord’s Prayer that someone felt the need to dispose of.”

Grey nodded, then pointed at the ground. “Leading away toward the front gate, there are numerous tracks. But look here: two straight lines. She was held up and her shoe tips scraped along when she was removed from the courtyard. She was not stumbling, being helped along in a drunken stupor. Her feet were not moving at all. She was unconscious or dead. This yard will tell us no more.”

Lean glanced around at the small, enclosed piece of land. “Maybe Jotham Marsh will.”

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