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“I do not know how long I lay like that before the door eased open and I saw Paul framed within it. His face was deathly pale, his eyes red and wet, and I felt a strange stab of anger, as though I wanted all the grief to be mine alone.”
― Katie Lumsden, The Secrets of Hartwood Hall

“Look which way the bones lie. The position tells you everything. In Christian burials, bodies are usually buried facing east, supposedly towards heaven. Sometimes priests and religious leaders are buried facing west, so that they can rise facing their people. Facing downwards, you are looking at something else altogether.”
― Elly Griffiths, The Dark Angel

“Cool. Can I come over? Phil’s got the flu and he’s being such a man about it.”
― Elly Griffiths, A Room Full of Bones

“I’ll fight you if you wish. But know this: I am old for a reason.”
― John Gwynne, A Time of Dread