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You have to watch out for those little old ladies behind the wheel!
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I'm glad Parker is now starting to see what is wrong in his community. Like his mum, many of them think it's not their problem and choose to bury their heads in the sand. He is also beginning to wonder if the people he thought of as friends really are.
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It's a fairly quiet suburban area rather than a town centre, so there would be less cameras around.
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It's funny the things we notice when there is some sort of incident. For Terry, the screech of tyres was what brought him out of his thoughts to focus on the road as Maurice crossed. Sylvia is a kind soul and was fond of Maurice. Whether or not she has secrets to reveal will have to wait!
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Sudden and unexpected death may be kind to the person it happens to, but it’s a terrible shock to the family and friends. Thankfully Marina has left a will and there isn't too much stuff in the house to go though. I’m intrigued about some of the other items mentioned in the box, particularly the books. Poor Dani. After that shock, he then has to see Giacomo and Laura getting romantic. He was sort of expecting it, but thinking about the possibility something might happen still doesn’t entirely prepare you for the reality.
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Even in 2005 when this story takes place, there were a lot of traffic cameras about. Also many businesses have CCTV outside their premises which may have picked up images of the SUV as it passed. Terry isn't about to reveal Maurice's comment; he knows it refers back to whatever Maurice witnessed in the past, but the police might find it suspicious.
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That's a very good point.
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Whether the intention was to kill Maurice or not - the act may have been intended as a dire warning - it was still shockingly violent. The person or persons responsible have no scruples. The police are going to have their work cut out - the original crimes predated computer systems by quite a few years and the records are probably stashed in a dusty archive somewhere. I understand why Terry ignored the first message. It was slightly random and reporting it would have meant trying to explain a lot of things that don't really make sense without the paranormal element. If he'd told the police about seeing ghosts, they'd have written him off as some kind of weirdo. Things will get serious from now on.
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Colin doesn't like a lot of people for various reasons, but would he go so far as to commit a serious crime? The driver of the SUV may not have intended to kill Maurice, just to scare him, but when driving a vehicle at a pedestrian the outcome can never be certain. At least the police are now aware something is going on, although whether Terry's story helped or hindered is another thing. Stripping the story of the supernatural elements makes it much harder to believe, or to see the connections.
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I should definitely think it was stolen. And yes, it did draw a lot of attention, but maybe the perpetrator a) wanted to do that, to serve as a warning or b) just didn't care.
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Livre Noir - I like that. Paranormal mystery with romance is how I usually describe this, but that's a bit clunky.
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Aargh! That shouldn't have published until tomorrow! Still getting used to the new story posting format. Never mind.
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Nothing had gone wrong over the weekend, or at least, if it had, Colin hadn’t left any notes about it. He hadn’t written anything in the diary at all, but that was Colin all over. After my experience on Friday evening, I wondered if it would feel any different crossing the stalls area on my way to check the boilers and switch on the plenum. No, it was the same prickly sensation, the same smell of slightly off meat. I didn’t see any ghosts on the way there or back. Maybe everything would be
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Another fabulous beginning to a Ravello story. I love how you bring not just the characters, but the town and surrounding area to life. Could almost imagine myself there. Looks as if there are going to be quite a few plots going on, too. Where has Marco got to? Will Giacomo desert Daniele for Laura? Will the refugee family make another appearance? Looking forward to reading this tale.
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Absolutely right. Jevikel and Kadin don’t know how out of character this was for him. First impressions are often lasting ones.
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Kemi will find them soon, don't worry. In GAGA, the rescue is told from D'gar's POV, including the part where he storms into the infirmary, assuming they are weyrbrats who should know better than to put others in danger. At that point, he's been a Wingleader for a couple of Falls. The boys are definitely going to hear all the rumours and stories concerning D'gar and his battles (mightily exaggerated of course). Much of that is to come over the next few chapters.
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Good point there - both the boys and the riders from the other five Weyrs are newcomers to Benden Weyr. They will soon start to hear about the prejudice towards the 'Oldtimers' and some of the incidents that have already occurred - dragons fighting! a certain bronze rider letting his dragon chase Prideth! etc I'm enjoying describing the Weyr from the point of view of outsiders.
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It will take a few days to fully sink in they can be themselves with no fear of repercussions. And the Weyr will be overwhelming, even to Kadin who has lived in a fairly large Hold.
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They have such a lot to learn in the next couple of days. It's bound to be overwhelming at first.
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It was fun writing that scene from a different point of view and how Jevikel would associate D'gar's anger with the kind of temper his father has. It will take them a while to be fully comfortable with the drastic difference in attitudes between Pinnacle and the Weyr, but they'll get there.
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Numbed and with his knee and ankle strapped up, Jevikel began to relax. When T’rai returned carrying mugs of klah for each of them, he felt even better. Kadin took a sip of the klah. ‘I’ve not had as good as this for a long while,’ he sighed. ‘It’s not bad for Benden.’ T’rai leaned against the wall, setting his own mug down in a carved stone niche. ‘We used to get better at High Reaches.’ Jevikel hadn’t even heard of High Reaches before. He’d thought Benden was the only Weyr. He’d
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Terry's decision not to do any obvious investigating may protect the people close to him. It depends on how ruthless the people trying to silence him are. We now know someone was buried in the well and Jack is dead, too, so they aren't averse to killing people when they become inconvenient.
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I like the idea that whatever you believe is going to happen after death, is where you end up. Sadly, it's more likely that once the brain stops, so does the consciousness it created.
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Next week it all begins to come together... I like the theory of a warning from beyond, but in the context of the cinema it would more likely to be Jack, especially as he's already made contact with Terry.
