Author: Colin Z Smith

As ever, to read the first 30 chapters, please click here. And to read the first two sections of Chapter 31, see posts #31a and #31b somewhere below this one. Now read on... Chapter 31 Wednesday 13th November 1985: 08.30 - 10.00 Section (c) Terrence Dawson was staring at his bedroom ceiling, deep in thought. … Continue reading Murder At St Marmaduke’s #31c

About 2/3 of the way through. Thanks for sticking with it. You probably know the drill by now, but for anyone new, please click here to read the first 30 chapters. (Don't worry - some of them aren't huge.) And for the first section of Chapter 31, you need to find post #31a somewhere below … Continue reading Murder At St Marmaduke’s #31b

As always with these posts, to read previous chapters, please click here. Chapter 31 Wednesday 13th November 1985: 08.30 - 10.00 Section (a) Jack Hampshire glared at the third bottle of breakfast swimming in front of him like some demented mermaid, and wondered which of the six it’d suddenly transformed itself into he should open … Continue reading Murder At St Marmaduke’s #31a

Two sections today, completing Chapter 30. Rolling along... To read the first 29 chapters, please click here. And for the first section of Chapter 30, please see the #30a post below. Chapter 30 Tuesday 12th November 1985: 16.15 - 16.30 Section (b) ‘@~%& me,’ the Smallest of Them said. ‘Where the &$%^ are we?’ The … Continue reading Murder At St Marmaduke’s #30b&c

To read the first 29 chapters, please go to my St Marmaduke's page. Chapter 30 Tuesday 12th November 1985: 16.15 - 16.30 Section (a) ‘So,’ Ernie said as they were walking to Meredith’s car, ‘regarding voices…’ ‘Well?’ Meredith said. Well — goin’ back to your question to me of about — hmm, let’s see, a … Continue reading Murder At St Marmaduke’s #30a

As ever, please click here to read the previous chapters. And here for Chapter 29 sections a-d. Chapter 29 Tuesday 12th November 1985: 14.30 - 15.30 Section (e) ‘I’m sorry to be so long,’ Clarissa Rawlings said. ‘Frank wasn’t in his study, and this place is rather rambling, I’m afraid.’ Meredith heard Ernie mutter a … Continue reading Murder At St Marmaduke’s #29e

As always, to read previous chapters, please click here. And to read the first three sections of Chapter 29, please see posts #29a to #29c. Chapter 29 Tuesday 12th November 1985: 14.30 - 15.30 Section (d) ‘So what do you think?’ Ernie asked, as they waited for Clarissa Rawlings to fetch her husband from whatever … Continue reading Murder At St Marmaduke’s #29d

St Marmaduke's sections are like the proverbial busses. None for ages, then two come along in quick succession. As ever, to read previous chapters click here. And to read the first two sections of Chapter 29, it's here, followed by here. Chapter 29 Tuesday 12th November 1985: 14.30 - 15.30 Section (c) As she and … Continue reading Murder At St Marmaduke’s #29c

As ever, to read all previous chapters, please click here. And to read the first part of chapter 29, click here. Chapter 29 Tuesday 12th November 1985: 14.30 - 15.30 Section (b) ‘Now remember — try not to stare,’ Ernie said. Meredith gave him a look that usually shrivelled his subordinates and sent them seeking … Continue reading Murder At St Marmaduke’s #29b

To read all previous chapters, please click here. Chapter 29 Tuesday 12th November 1985: 14.30 - 15.30 Section (a) That’s better, her conscience told her. Much more befitting a clergyman’s wife. Checking herself in the hallway mirror, Clarissa had to admit the truth of that. The bra — one of a half-dozen she’d treated herself … Continue reading Murder At St Marmaduke’s #29a