Paqman

He seems more of a telepath than an empath if he can read memories rather than just the emotion.

Don't forget the lyrics may have been written a few days earlier. Bernie wrote the lyrics, often in a different town, then mailed or later faxed them to Elton, who would read them and do the music.

I read it & all the rest years ago, but I'm sure they were all on Mark's own site. Mardi Gras murders was the 1st I read, not part of the Thompsonville Universe.

I may have met Dave Edmunds when I was a teenager. He used to drink in the same pub my dad used to go to and apparently came back to our house sometimes, but I may have been asleep by then. Met a few people who came back, but didn't know their names.

I'm expecting Sam & Salem to be the next couple.

In England and Wales you are allowed to record a conversation without the other person knowing, so long as it's in person and not for an organisation. What you do with it gets more complicated legally. It should have been given to the defence rather than the police though, let them decide rather than running the risk of it "getting lost".

No, he superglued the handset to the base unit, when he answered it he hit himself in the head with the base unit.

Having a quick re read, I noticed the registration number has changed between chapters. When he stopped the car it was KV63ART, when he asked who's it was in this chapter it was KV24ART.

Ben Aaronovitch has a popular series of books about a little known small dept in the Met (London) police for people with powers (magic in that case) battling strange and occult events. This is at a similar level of professionalism, with a similar tone (mix of humour etc.),the only thing I can think of that would stop a series possibly selling would be (gay) sex scenes. Limits the marketplace. BA's series has the (rather inept, he's learning) hero dating a goddess instead. It also embellishes on real places & history, eg. the piggeries of Notting Hill.

Have you forgotten he's a politician? 🙂

Soccer was a bad example of a sport with no out players,there are some. Not many, but some. Okay, you can list them on the fingers of one hand, even if that hand has been in an industrial accident involving a chainsaw. 3 or 4, but one is a Czech international player.

I'm just surprised to see "bangs" in a UK based story, not fringe.

Is the minister inspired by a certain Rees-Mogg? Not the powers but the smarmy supercilious attitude and west country seat. Well. I hope not the powers. Also the house https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gournay_Court.jpg#mw-jump-to-license Btw, it's brake, not break. Unless it's an old BL car, and the break is followed by down.

Tammy/Dolly? Country music fan?

He searched for a child psychologist who could see them evenings? Just make an appointment with the one Dominic had already seen, she saw patients 2 nights a week.