Dead to Begin With. Vivian Conroy
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Название: Dead to Begin With
Автор: Vivian Conroy
Издательство: HarperCollins
Жанр: Зарубежные детективы
isbn: 9780008239183
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Diane asked, “Where do you live?”
“At the far end of Main Street, where it turns away to Culver Road. There are several empty cottages there so I could rent one at short notice.”
“Then we’re almost neighbors,” Diane said. “I rented the one old widow Black used to live in.”
“The captain’s widow?” Vicky could still see the man in her mind, in his uniform coming back from a week at sea. Fishermen then still stayed out for days on end, and he had been in charge of a large ship that employed about ten men from Glen Cove and a neighboring town. The captain’s wife had been a nice petite woman who bought cookies at the baker’s and then handed them out to the children in the street. Her own grandchildren had lived on the other side of the country, and she had only seen them at Christmas.
Diane walked vigorously, almost smiling at her. “Yes, it’s a cute place with old-fashioned curtains and tiny rooms compared to what I’m used to. But I feel right at home. The kitchen is great with an old stove. I had to get used to handling it, but now I’m fine. It gives so much warmth that I spend a lot of time near it.”
She hesitated a moment. “Often I can’t sleep and get up to do some chore in the kitchen. Cleaning, breaking beans. I hadn’t done that in years, but it’s very relaxing. The same movement over and over again. Until your head gets empty.”
Vicky wondered if Diane had anybody to talk to now that she was out here. It seemed like she was dwelling mainly on her sister’s fate. That could not be healthy.
Maybe she should engage her in something distracting?
“I empty my head here on the beach,” Vicky said, gesturing around her. “I can forget all the craziness of my store renovations and just re-energize.”
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