The Angel of Loughborough Junction (Part 4 of 9)
Below his office window a Soho street bustled with its usual mix of energy and envy. Still no sign of the supposed wunderkind. He was two hours late. Martin could wait. It heightened the...
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Vicky looked up from her Macintosh screen when she heard the door open. She put on her welcome smile. “Good morning. How can I help you?” she said to the two, identically dressed young men who stepped...
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The prawns had been passable. The lobster, as always, superb. Martin drained his glass of Chablis and smiled at the actress sitting on the opposite side of the table. Lucy Minto was angling for a...
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Martin only had to wait fifteen minutes before Madeleine emerged from a doorway at the bottom of the tower block. Even though she was swaddled in thick jumpers he could see that she had lost weight...
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Martin’s face was agony. He tried to open his eyes but the light from the bulb was too much for the delicate state of his head. The light on the landing hadn’t been that bright. Where was he? And...
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Alex and Stan watched Martin mumble nonsense and edge towards the glasses. He flashed a glance at them. As instructed by Dubious, they did nothing. Even when Martin lanced out an arm, grabbed the...
View ArticleA Week In Ostrolopholous
When I check into my hotel in the centre of town I’m greeted by the owner Georgios, a large, middle aged man wearing an unbuttoned shirt. His torso his covered by a pelt of curly white hair. A...
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The man was walking by the lake at the edge of the village when he saw the drowning woman. There was no time to waste. He dived in and swam out towards her. He spluttered out encouragement. “Don’t...
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