A smile of relief had touched Lydia's pale lips. The hectic world whirled around her, but she was untouched. Time had no power over her anymore...
Her mother, her face buried in her palms, was wailing loudly. Her father, whose hair had gone white overnight, was standing, immobile, his absent stare fixed on the ground.
"When was she killed?"- Detective Rayner asked his assistant.
"We don't know yet, sir. A local fished her out of the pond at about six o'clock."
"Anything else?"
"According to the marks on her throat, she was strangled before being thrown into the water. There are also a few severe scratches on her shoulders, made by an unidentified sharp object. That would be it, sir."
"Bastards..."- Rayner muttered under his breath. Then he turned to Lydia's father. "We'll find whoever did this."- he said.
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Alice Riley: The falling veil
Mystery / ThrillerBook one of The Alice Riley Mysteries. In Golden Fields, everyone lives their serene, respectable lives, keeping their secrets to themselves. Alas, when young, beautiful Lydia Hardy is brutally murdered, those dusty, half-forgotten secrets become an...
