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    Opera Flowers
    Opera Flowers
    Opera Flowers
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    Opera Flowers

    By Saul Moon

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    Opera Flowers is the third in the Lucy Harlow detective series.

    Rich bored housewife Stella Grice hires Lucy to investigate her husband Jack, who she believes is cheating. But Lucy uncovers more than a platonic relationship with a local solicitor based upon a mutual love of opera, and is drawn into a race against time to save Susannah Young from a grisly fate at the hands of a sadistic killer.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSaul Moon
    Release dateOct 3, 2012
    ISBN9781301328451
    Opera Flowers
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    Saul Moon

    I write thrillers and mysteries, with a little bit of romance, of course.The Scorpian Visitant is an epic fantasy / mystery novel in which sixties teenagers Robbie Higgins and Louise Carlton travel to medieval Oakwood to find the Death Stone of Izar. On their fantastic Odyssey they find love and the reality of their mysterious origins.The Brent Street Haunting is my second novel and was published in October 2013. It is a paranormal story of revenge and murder. Mr. Coates a self-styled African witchdoctor is hell bent on getting even with those he sees responsible for his death, whilst Evangeline Weekes takes the law into her own hands to serve brutal justice on corrupt and predatory members of the establishment. Through one disadvantaged boy Coates and Evangeline are inextricably connected.My third novel is set in the fictional Deep South city of Duisburg. It is a white knuckle ride of a thriller which finds the evil Mr. Coates in league with a sadistic killer of young women to bring his plans to fruition. Amy Simms is a junior reporter on The Duisburg Star and is obsessed with hunky businessman Jake Webster. Only trouble is Jake is married to her best friend. Amy and Jake ride a rollercoaster of sex, blackmail and murder to stand together against the monstrous Coates. The draft of Duisburg Star was completed early July 2013. I have put it away and expect to publish it in January 2014.My fourth novel "Amanda" is drafted at 105k words. It a dark thriller about a female sex-killer who is relentlessly manipulated to do her half sister's dirty work. Expect this to be published in the Spring 2014. I am currently working on a sequel to Amanda.I also write short stories and have published several mysteries including Switch, Vacant Possession, You’ll Never Walk Alone, Double, and the Lucy Harlow crime stories featuring Oxygen Restriction, TV Torment, Opera Flowers and Northern Star.Please feel free to contact me on Twitter or Facebook. I have also have a blog, see the hyperlink.Regards and best wishesSaul

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      Opera Flowers - Saul Moon

      Opera Flowers

      By Saul Moon

      Copyright 2012 Saul Moon

      Smashwords Edition

      Opera Flowers is a work of fiction. Names, places, companies, organisations and events are either the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to persons living or dead is entirely coincidental.

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      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      Other works by this author:

      ‘The Scorpian Visitant’ an epic fantasy novel, the free short stories ‘Switch’, ‘Vacant Possession’ and ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’ and the first two stories in the Lucy Harlow detective series ‘Oxygen Restriction’ and ‘TV Torment’ are available for download at Smashwords.com (see link below)

      http://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/SaulMoon

      Opera Flowers

      A Lucy Harlow Story

      Chapter 1

      Lucy arrived in the outskirts of the little town of Glassbury West Yorkshire to find No.12 Acacia Road sitting impressively under its many hip roofs behind wrought iron security gates. She got out her car and buzzed the intercom.

      ‘Hello,’ said a rather matter of fact female voice.

      ‘Mrs Grice?’

      ‘Yes, indeed.’

      ‘It’s Lucy Harlow...we spoke on the phone.’

      ‘Yes, of course.’

      The automated gates swung inwards, and moments later Lucy brought her car onto the expansive drive. Following the initial call, she had been uncertain whether to take this case, and nothing in the tone of the woman’s voice on the intercom had disturbed that impression. However, the money on offer was good, and the sight of this opulent property only served up that sobering reminder.

      The front door opened to reveal a cared-for, permed blonde of around forty. By the white cap-sleeved top and navy blue tracksuit bottoms, Lucy reckoned Mrs Grice had come from the gym, no doubt installed in one of the many projections from the main body of the house.

      ‘I’m Stella,’ said Mrs Grice, smiling pleasantly enough as she offered her hand to Lucy.

      ‘What a lovely place you have,’ said Lucy, as Stella Grice showed her to a front sitting room furnished with antiques. Lucy sat on a chintz sofa opposite the coffee table, while Mrs Grice went out to make tea. On top of a walnut and glass display cabinet there was a framed photograph of an imposing gent in a tuxedo. The man had dark hair and penetrating brown eyes, and wore a neatly trimmed beard. He occupied the foreground of the photo, but there were one or two other people to be seen in the background of what looked like a hallway or foyer.

      ‘Sugar?’ said Mrs Grice.

      ‘No thanks,’ said Lucy.

      ‘Pleasant trip over?’

      Lucy nodded as she took a sip of tea. Glassbury was a few miles east of Leeds on the A64 and had been easy to find. The Sat Nav had done the rest.

      ‘So you believe your husband is having an affair?’

      ‘I’m sure of it,’ said Mrs Grice, her blue eyes flashing with indignation, ‘I just need the hard evidence.’

      ‘What leads you to this conclusion?’

      ‘The late hours he keeps in the week.’

      ‘And at weekends?’ said Lucy.

      ‘Jack does spend Saturday tending his garden. He has a round of golf on Sunday morning, and more often than not we drive out in the afternoon and find somewhere to eat.’

      Lucy raised her eyebrows, ‘You say your husband is in business?’

      ‘Yes,’ said Stella Grice, ‘He owns a company called JACHEM.’

      ‘How’s business?’

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