MURDER IN PEMBROKESHIRE an absolutely gripping crime mystery full of twists (Tyrone Swift Detective GRETTA MULROONEY (epub e reader TXT) š
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āYou didnāt like Morgan?ā
Before she could reply, there was a huge cheer and Abbaās āDancing Queenā burst into the evening air, accompanied by a loud chorus of voices.
āOh God,ā Lori said. āThatās next door, having a karaoke evening. I canāt complain, ācause I used to go in there regular when I had a voice. Could you close the doors, love?ā
Swift closed the doors. The music was still audible, but slightly muffled.
āTa. I miss my karaoke. My favourites were āI Will Surviveā and āDonāt Go Breaking My Heartā. They still invite me in sometimes, but I couldnāt even hum now and no point in being a party pooper. Iāve got heart failure, see. Had to give up work five years back and I donāt get out much now. Actually, it might be nice to die belting out Gloria Gaynor, instead of parked in my chair, staring at the rabbit, both of us bored stiff. Do you like karaoke?ā
āI have a dim memory of a bar in Soho a long time ago and singing āSpace Oddityā. I was very drunk, so Iām sure it was awful.ā
They both laughed and Lori said, āDoesnāt matter, itās the fun thatās important. Where was I?ā
āIt sounded as if you didnāt like Morgan Callender.ā
She paused for a moment. āIt wasnāt so much that I didnāt like him. I was sorry for him ā you had to be, with his family ā but heād latched onto Caris and he dragged her down. She was always worrying about him, texting him to ask if he was all right. He was ling di long ā lacked direction in life. Caris is no go-getter, but sheās a lovely girl, got a spark to her and she gets stuck into things. I never understood the attraction. Morganās nothing much, and I reckon Caris could have had her pick of what little talent there is in this place. Morgan just used to hang around her. I knew a chap like that when I was young. He sort of sucked up other peopleās energy, the way I suck oxygen out of this canister, God help me.ā
Lori had a good turn of phrase and he filed ling di long for future use. He considered how to put his next question. āWere Caris and Morgan more than friends?ā
Lori grinned, showing a set of startling white dentures. āJudging by the noises that used to come from upstairs now and again, I reckon so. Iām no prude, but letās just say that I used to turn the telly up.ā
Swift smiled back. āCaris told me that she and Morgan were just mates.ā
āReally? Thatās an understatement. When I saw them together, they seemed very lovey-dovey. She was moping about here after he legged it. She really misses him, I can tell, but she wonāt talk about it.ā
āTell me what Caris said about Morganās disappearance.ā
Lori sucked in oxygen, taking slow breaths. āSummer Nightsā belted out from next door ā tell me more, tell me more ā and Swift saw a cigarette butt fly over Loriās wall and land on top of the rabbit hutch.
āNot much,ā Lori said at last. āShe said that Morgan had had enough of his brother and heād gone to London for good. When I asked her if they were staying in touch, she said no and went quiet on me, so I didnāt push it. Iām enough of a pain to her without nagging. Sheās entitled to her own life, but I donāt like to see her fretting. To be honest with you, I was glad that Morgan was off the scene. I thought sheād get over him and find herself someone with a bit more to offer apart from a sad story.ā
Lori still hadnāt told him why sheād wanted to see him, other than being worried about her daughter. He was interested in why Caris had lied to him and the police about her relationship with Morgan. It might be best to stick with the thread that led to Callender for now. āTell me about Morganās family.ā
āWhere to start? Rough as sandpaper, the Callenders. The mother died, leaving the father, Terfel, with the two boys. Terfelās weak and hopeless, always out of work ā Morgan takes after him. The older boy Calvinās always been a nasty item. Big fellow, handsome and a charmer when he wants, but rotten through and through. People round here have always known that he terrorised Morgan and the father did nothing to stop him. Donāt ask me why Calvinās that way, he was just born bad. A rotten bully, he is. Iāve noticed Morgan all cut and bruised sometimes, and thatās just the damage you could see.ā She paused for a puff of oxygen. āMorganās weedy and skinny, no match for his brother even if heād wanted to put up a fight. He stayed over here a lot, just to have somewhere safe to lay his head, even before he and Caris were an item. I used to worry that Calvin would kill him one
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