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- Authors:
- Robert Hugill
Crossing the line
Former policeman Dan and art critic Vaughan’s relationship has an unfortunate start, but second time around they find that life has something different in store for them. Amidst interfering family members and lively friends, their relationship develops. But then Dan’s employer, Francis Heyward starts to take an interest. Heyward is seemingly stupendously rich, a giver of notorious parties and the possessor of an enviable art collection. There’s a question of whether a line should be crossed, and whether Heyward can even be trusted at all.
Set in and around London (UK) in the very recent past, this story perhaps has more of an explicit plot than some of my others.
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- 04/08/2024 (Updated: 09/18/2024)
- 36 Chapters
- 87,927 Words
- 42,164 Views
- 404 Comments
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- Addictive/Pacing 8
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Table of Contents
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1.
Starting in the middle
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2.
The intriguing Mr Heyward
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Donald Mitchell and the naked policeman
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Around Mr Heyward
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The Party
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6.
Going Naked
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Martin and Bart
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At the 122 Club
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Out and about
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10.
Mother
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Gran
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Pictures at The Manor
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Giorgio Moroni in the Spring
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Finding Greg
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A villa in Italy
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Party time at the Villa Torronia
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The Exhibition
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The Far Pavilions
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An evening party: preparations
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An evening party: Dan’s tale
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21.
Clouds of Unknowing
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A sort of victory
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Repercussions
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Lunch and Tea
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The Bakery – Endings and Beginnings
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26.
Ercole Redux
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Colloque sentimental
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No dangly bits on duty
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Little surprises
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Mother at Norton Priory
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A little disappointment
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Back to the 122 Club: Going out with a bang?
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A preview and a press launch
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34.
Jumping the Fence
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The Last Party
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An Exhibition and an epilogue
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- 503 Views
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