Janine K

“Because I’ve met Mrs Thorley. And I’ve come across the name before when I worked in the Met. The DI I worked for was a curmudgeonly cove. When he didn’t want to be disturbed, he put a notice on the door. F.O.Y.N.W.’
‘What does it stand for?’
‘Fuck off, you’re not welcome.’
Next to him, Rhys let out a loud guffaw.
‘No red carpet, then, sir,’ Catrin said.”
― Rhys Dylan, A Body of Water

“The DC swung around to face his boss. ‘Gina bought me a gizmo, sir.’ He held up a tiny hourglass style sand‑timer in a reenforced metal cylinder attached to his keys. ‘Glow in the dark, sir. Never get the brew wrong with this.’Warlow nodded his approval. ‘She’s a keeper, that one.’
‘Actually, sir, she plays full back.’
Gil, who’d been arranging a plate of biscuits, stopped, and slowly turned his head to contemplate Rhys. ‘Arglwydd, be still my beating heart. Rhys has cracked a joke and by Grabjar’s Hammer, it’s one worthy of mirth.”
― Rhys Dylan, Lines of Inquiry

“I heard someone once say that their family was like a squirrel turd. Best avoided and full of nuts.”
― Rhys Dylan, One Less Snake

“But we all know what happens when you try polishing a turd. It smells bad and it isn’t pretty.”
― Rhys Dylan, The Engine House