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The Unknown Enemy.Chapter 7.

Chapter 7. The Palace. Orders Given in the Quiet Hours. The council chamber was warm, almost stifling after the winter air outside. Braziers glowed...
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Amanderella and the Gooseberry Mystery. Chapter 6.

Chapter Six. The Third Clue. “Exactly?” whimpered the M.P., Amanderella nodded. “And if we do not move with some haste, I suspect the only thing...
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Fall Back (4)

She woke on the couch with the afghan pulled up over her mouth and the sun lying across her legs. It had come through the gap at the side of the...
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Fall Back (3)

The door opened the width of the chain. Four inches of her kitchen came out onto the step with the light behind it, and one side of her face, and one...
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Amanderella and the Gooseberry Mystery. Chapter 5.

Chapter Five. The Bishop’s Clue. Miss Harbottle reached into her sensible navy handbag and produced a folded piece of parchment, handling it as...
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The Unknown Enemy.Chapter 6.

Chapter 6. Shadows Gather in the Pass. Captain Smike pulled his cloak tight against the biting wind. The air smelled of pine needles and cold stone...
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Fall Back (2)

The kitchen was at the front of her unit, beside the door, and the blind over the sink had never once been down. He had watched her eat standing up...
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The Unknown Enemy.Chapter 5

Chapter 5. Disappearing Watchmen. Captain Smike left the palace before dawn. The frost still clung to the cobbles and the streetlamps flickered in...
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Amanderella and the Gooseberry Mystery. Chapter 4.

Chapter Four. Tea at the Savoy. Amanderella stepped out into the bright afternoon, the warehouse door clicking shut behind her. The air felt fresher...
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Old Walls - Part 7

Simon left the food bank feeling unsatisfied. He hadn’t really spoken to the other volunteers, Marion had sort of overpowered him and left him unable...