Death on the Dig
Death on the Dig An Inspector Maguire Mystery By Louie Dylan Author’s Note This work is complete fiction. Any similarity to persons living or dead is purely coincidental. 1 st Edition 2021 © Copying, lending or transmission of this work is strictly prohibited, unless granted by the express permission of the Author. All Rights Reserved. Copyright © Louie Dylan: Under Designs and Patents Act 1988 CHAPTER - ONE June 1935 I had only just finished my boiled egg when the desk Sergeant called to inform me of the shooting at Muckleborough Manor. Lord Gripping-Grasper was dead, and it sounded like a murder. Dr. Donovan, our medical expert, and Arthur Blunt, my plain- clothes Detective Sergeant, were already on their way over at the behest of His Lordship’s widow. A car would collect me in five minutes. I gulped down the dregs of my tea, picked up my hat and coat before heading out of the door, still picking the finely cut leaves from my lips as ...