Category: Murder At St Marmaduke’s

To read the previous chapters, please click here. Chapter 23 Thursday 7th November 1985: 09.15 - 10.00 Ernie Bulstrode was definitely, definitely, definitely not missing young Dawson. He glared into the wreckage that was the caramel wafer cupboard. Not only had date order gone out of the window in the two-and-a-bit days since the Diamond … Continue reading Murder At St Marmaduke’s #23

To read the first part of Chapter 22, please click here. For all previous chapters, this is where you need to be. I've noticed that now I've switched to Windows 10, the times in the chapter titles (eg 08.00 - 08.45 below) are suddenly being treated as hyperlinks. I can only apologise and say that … Continue reading Murder At St Marmaduke’s #22b

As ever, click here to read the previous chapters. Chapter 22 Tuesday 5th November 1985: 08.00 - 08.45 Section (a) ‘What the hell were you thinking!’ DCI Meredith glared at the four officers standing in front of him, all of whom displayed various levels of sheepishness on their faces. In Chowdhary and Dawson’s cases, the … Continue reading Murder At St Marmaduke’s #22a

As ever, to read all previous chapters please click here. Chapter 20 Monday 4th November 1985: 18.30 - 18.40 Ernie Bulstrode waited until the last of the strange assortment of bods had gone into the Foster bungalow, and the last scream had died away, then lifted his wrist and glared at his watch, daring it … Continue reading Murder At St Marmaduke’s #20&21

Once again, to read all previous chapters please click here. Chapter 18 Monday 4th November 1985: 18.28 - 18.30 From his vantage point in the branches of a conveniently-placed tree, Ronnie watched his son disappear through the wreckage of the bungalow’s front door. He didn’t want to admit it, and he wouldn’t have done so … Continue reading Murder At St Marmaduke’s #18&19

As ever, to read all previous chapters please go to my St Marmaduke's page. Chapter 16 Monday 4th November 1985: 18.29 - 18.30 As Amita Chowdhary entered the hallway of Number 12, she couldn’t help being transported four years back in time to an evening at the Curry Favour restaurant in Paxworth. Her parents had … Continue reading Murder At St Marmaduke’s #16&17

To read the story so far, please go to my St Marmaduke's page. Chapter 14 Monday 4th November 1985: 18.28 - 18.30 Frank Rawlings was a couple of minutes behind Joseph. He’d had to stay in the car to sort out a problem that seemed to be affecting the clutch every time he tried to … Continue reading Murder At St Marmaduke’s #14&15

To read the first twelve chapters, please go to my St Marmaduke's page. Chapter 13 Monday 4th November 1985: 18.28 - 18.30 Father Rawlings’ car slewed to a halt, and Joseph almost fell out in relief that the journey was over. It wasn’t that the vicar was a bad driver. He was methodical, yes; every … Continue reading Murder At St Marmaduke’s #13

To read the first eleven chapters, please go to my St Marmaduke's page. Chapter 12 Monday 4th November 1985: 18.28 - 18.30 Ernie Bulstrode followed Dawson into Diamond Crescent, then turned a sharp left through the first garden gate he came to. Not because he didn’t want his constable to maybe turn round at the … Continue reading Murder At St Marmaduke’s #12

To read the first ten chapters, please go to my St Marmaduke's page. Chapter 11 Monday 4th November 1985: 18.28 - 18.30 Terrence Dawson saw the front door of number 12 and broke into a run. Bloody heck - the thing looked like… It looked like a piece of scenery that had escaped from a … Continue reading Murder At St Marmaduke’s #11