Independence had brought freedom to the country, but with it had come opportunists settling into the vacuum left by the departing British.
“All around her was vibrant life, but here she was, like Charon, piloting a lonely traveller towards death.”
― Murder on the Marlow Belle
― Murder on the Marlow Belle
“If you want it, dear,’ she continued, ‘you should do it. I’ve never let the fear of people thinking me a ninny stop me from doing anything.”
― Death Around the Bend
― Death Around the Bend
“Revenge is a dish best served cold, my lady, but that would be cold and starting to grow mould.”
― In the Market for Murder
― In the Market for Murder
“My parents used to have so many family friends, uncles and aunties whom I’d known my whole life. Who would’ve hosted me in a heartbeat. But that was before they’d had a falling-out. Well, really, that was before my parents had been pushed out, basically ostracized after everything that had happened with my sister.”
― Flirting with Disaster
― Flirting with Disaster
“If anything happened to me she’d have to go and live with her dad, who, as I think we’ve already established, is a total waste of space, oxygen, and the Earth’s natural resources.”
― Murder on the Menu
― Murder on the Menu
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