The story so far: At a Monday morning prayer meeting, Joseph Makumbo witnesses one elderly lady murder another. Shortly after, a villain's son, Darren Chafford, robs the church, which has been left open. Meanwhile, two postmen have a duel to determine who will deliver an envelope to Proctorpress Publishing Company. Later that morning... Chapter 3 Monday … Continue reading Murder At St Marmaduke’s #3a&b
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Murder At St Marmaduke’s #2e
The story so far: Joseph Makumbo attends a prayer meeting at church, during which one elderly lady murders another. The vicar, Father Rawlings, who has left Joseph to the rather disconcerting ministrations of his wife, discovers that a robbery has also taken place. Meanwhile, in another part of town... Chapter 2 Monday 4th November 1985: 09.15 … Continue reading Murder At St Marmaduke’s #2e
Murder At St Marmaduke’s #2c&d
The story so far: Joseph Makumbo attends a prayer meeting at St Marmaduke's church, during the course of which one of the elderly ladies also present murders another. The vicar, Father Frank Rawlings, discovers that a robbery has also been committed, and reports this to the police. Meanwhile... Chapter 2 Monday 4th November 1985: 09.15 … Continue reading Murder At St Marmaduke’s #2c&d
Murder At St Marmaduke’s #2b
The story so far: Joseph Makumbo attends a prayer meeting at St Marmaduke's church, during the course of which one of the five elderly ladies also present murders another. The vicar, Father Frank Rawlings, gets to the scene to find that a robbery has also been committed... Chapter 2 Monday 4th November 1985: 09.15 - … Continue reading Murder At St Marmaduke’s #2b
Murder At St Marmaduke’s #2a
The story so far: Joseph Makumbo attends a prayer meeting at St Marmaduke’s church with five elderly ladies. During the meeting, one of the ladies murders another with a hatpin through the eye. Joseph flees the church and heads towards the vicarage... Chapter 2 Monday 4th November 1985: 09.15 - 10.00 Section (a) Father Frank … Continue reading Murder At St Marmaduke’s #2a
Murder At St Marmaduke’s #1e
The story so far: Joseph Makumbo is attending a prayer meeting at St Marmaduke’s church with five elderly ladies, the effigies of two saints looking on with interest. A seemingly disembodied voice has advised him which seat to take. Meanwhile, two postmen fight over the right to deliver an envelope to the Proctorpress Publishing Company. … Continue reading Murder At St Marmaduke’s #1e
Murder At St Marmaduke’s #1d
The story so far: Joseph Makumbo is attending a prayer meeting at St Marmaduke's church with five elderly ladies, the effigies of two saints looking on with interest. A seemingly disembodied voice has advised him which seat to take. Meanwhile... Chapter 1 Monday 4th November 1985: 08.00 - 08.35 Section (d) In the sorting room … Continue reading Murder At St Marmaduke’s #1d
Murder At St Marmaduke’s #1c
The story so far: Joseph Makumbo is attending a Monday morning prayer meeting at St Marmaduke's church with five elderly ladies. The effigies of two saints look on from the pulpit with interest. Chapter 1 Monday 4th November 1985: 08.00 - 08.35 Section (c) Joseph reached the front, and took hold of one of the chairs … Continue reading Murder At St Marmaduke’s #1c
Murder At St Marmaduke’s #1a&b
These are the opening two sections of a novel I wrote for the 2012 NaNoWriMo and have been trying to edit ever since. In order to give me some much needed oomph to do so, I will hopefully be posting a section or two every few days, leading eventually to the whole novel being published here. That's the … Continue reading Murder At St Marmaduke’s #1a&b
Gosh. Another Post!
Forgive me, Reader, for I have sinned. It's been over three years since my last blog post. And, as I have to go out in a few minutes, it's not going to be a long one. So why have I decided to resurrect this blog now? To be honest, it's because of a singular lack … Continue reading Gosh. Another Post!
Colin Z Smith 