Untouchable

by Julie Morrigan

Matthew Goodsir is an undertaker, and a man who has experienced more than his fair share of tragedy. Constance Trueblood is a young woman who has been accused of murdering her family, then committing suicide. No one will accept Constance’s body to prepare her for her funeral – due to her actions, she is considered to be untouchable. Then Matthew is asked, and he agrees. Matthew struggles to believe the Constance he knew was capable of committing the atrocities she is being blamed for, but his is a lone voice. Following a tip-off, he does some digging and is even more convinced of her innocence. And, as events unfold, Matthew begins to realise that he and Constance have more in common than he could ever have believed possible.

53 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 12, 2018

About the author

Julie Morrigan is the author of various novels, novellas and short stories, and best known for her gritty crime tales based in the north-east of England. Her most recent publication is horror novella Blackthorn Cottage, in which evil deeds from over a century earlier affect a family in the present day.

Her most recent novel is gangland novel Flesh and Blood, which follows crime thriller Debt of Honour, both published in 2024.

Gangland novel Cutter features the brutal exploits of vicious Sunderland gangster Gordon Cutter and his criminal firm.

For fans of short stories, Bad Times: North-East Crime collects Julie's shorter tales, originally published in the collections Gone Bad, Show No Mercy and Wired. Many also previously appeared in anthologies and magazines such as Bullet and Out of the Gutter.

Julie shares stories and news via her Substack newsletter, Bad Intent: https://juliemorrigan.substack.com/