Much Arranged Marriage

Jim Webster

Description

Benor is asked to help warn off a blackmailer who appears to be threatening a young girl's chances of marriage. But the deeper he digs, the more dangerous things become.

Informations

• Publié par: Andrews UK
• Date de parution: 30 novembre 2015
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781785383571
• Langue: English

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Contents

Tîe Page                         î Pubîser ïnormaîon                  îî

Caper 1                         1 Caper 2                        13 Caper 3                        22 Caper 4                        29 Caper 5                        34 Caper 6                        43 Caper 7                        57

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A Much Arranged Marriage

Jîm Webser

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Pubîsed în 2015 by Andrews UK Lîmîed wwwandrewsukcom he rîg o Jîm Webser o be îdenîIed as e auor o îs work as been assered în accordance wî e Copyrîg, Desîgns and Paens Ac 1998 Copyrîg © 2015 Jîm Webser A rîgs reserved No par o îs pubîcaîon may be reproduced, sored în a rerîeva sysem, or ransmîed, în any orm or by any means wîou e prîor wrîen permîssîon o e pubîser, nor be oerwîse cîrcuaed în any orm o bîndîng or cover oer an a în wîc î îs pubîsed and wîou a sîmîar condîîon beîng împosed on e subsequen purcaser Any person wo does so may be îabe o crîmîna prosecuîon and cîvî caîms or damages A caracers appearîng în îs work are Icîîous Any resembance o rea persons, îvîng or dead, îs purey coîncîdena

Chapter 1

ï wasn’ a knock o overwemîng orce Far rom î, e knock was esîan, î was e sor o knock a a man în ae mîdde age mîg use wen e arrîves ome ater a very convîvîa evenîng and wans o wake a servan o open e door, bu does no wîs o rouse îs young wîe Beore e as ecoes o e knock ad dîed away Benor ad go ou o bed and was sarîng o dress hîs îs someîng any Toear Roo-runner coud do în e dark ïn Toear, eenage gîrs may eave eîr coes srewn în a îck ayer over e loor bu eenage boys are abîuay îdy and ay eîr coes asîde careuy as ey ake em of so a ey can more easîy pu em back on Even în e roes o passîon a Toear man wî sî someow manage o eave îs coîng careuy arranged From downsaîrs Benor coud ear e voîce o a servan eîng woever ad knocked a e was comîng here was e îtîng o e bar and e creak o e door as e maser o e ouse gaîned admîance So ar Benor’s paramour ad no sîrred bu e was aready uy dressed He pu on îs soes wî eîr sot soes and waked as quîey as possîbe o e wîndow Ousîde î was a Ine nîg, îndeed e nîg woud soon be over he sree was empy beow îm and Benor reaced ou and grasped e knoed cord e ad used o make îs enry He ugged Irmy and e rope ed He coud ear e creakîng sound o someone comîng upsaîrs He swung îmse ou o e wîndow and cîmbed e rope, scrambîng over e guerîng and ono e roo He sood up, eeîng e

conours o e îes roug e soes o îs soes hen e waked up e roo and unîed îs knoed cord rom around e cîmney As quîey as e was abe e made îs way aong e roo rîdge A e end o e errace ere was a narrow sree beween e ouses and e Tempe o e Aea în er Aspec as e PersonîIcaîon o Casîy He aîd a pank over e gap and waked across ïn Toear ere were any number o ese brîdges, bu ere în Por Naaîn Benor ad ad o provîde îs own He scrambed up e Tempe roo and cîmbed îno e cupoa o e ower a e summî He sa ere, cacîng îs brea and wacîng e ase dawn on e easern orîzon Gancîng round î sruck îm as a good pace rom wîc o ake bearîngs on some o e oer andmarks He’d need a or îs mappîng work he Corn Excange Tower above e erry pîer a Roskadî and Tîmba’s Foy a Saskadî woud ock în e ar sîde o e esuary Up on e rîdge e coud see e ïnsane Asyum, or e îe o îm; e coudn’ remember wa e symbo was or one o em hen, wî e Irs îns o rue dawn appearîng e eaded or îs own bed He soud arrîve back and ge a coupe o ours seep beore Sena woke îm or breakas

Taîs was sîîng a a abe în an unregarded corner o e Grand Saon He îsened careuy o e gossîp around îm, a e same îme ryîng o gîve e împressîon o a man wo was dozîng, or a bes os în e work o îerary creaîon Wîe Mîsress Beîn Hanckîîan ad no specîIcay asked or îs presence, e knew a on ose mornîngs wen e wasn’ ere, îs absence caused commens o be made Mîsress Hanckîîan dîdn’ expec a o o er poe, bu se dîd expec îs aendance or a coupe o ours în e mornîng, în case se ad sudden need o îm He sîpped îs cofee To be aîr, se served exceen cofee and one ony ad o raîse a Inger o ave a maîd appear wî a ray o bîscuîs and urer reresmen here were îmes wen e was gad o e cance o breakas ere Aso, î e was ones, î wasn’ as î e ad anyîng ese parîcuary pressîng o do He eaned back în e caîr and sreced îs egs Nobody wîîn