The Good, The Bad and The History (Chronicles of St. Mary's #14)

by Jodi Taylor

Three or four young men now owe the non-existence of a criminal record to Ian Guthrie. Although, as he said, after Markham, everyone else was easy.

One of Mr Strong’s potting sheds suffered a direct hit from an oversized and under-designed arbalest.

He cheered up when all the new St Mary’s people started arriving, and despite everything everyone said to the contrary, he was convinced one of the new trainees had smiled at him.

‘Sounds good though, doesn’t it?’ ‘What does?’ ‘And they lived happily ever after.’ ‘Until the end of their days.’ ‘The end of their long, happy and peaceful days.’ ‘When nothing bad ever happened to them again.’ ‘Day after day of peace and quiet.’

‘The thing is . . .’ He stopped. ‘You have to promise me you won’t be cross.’ ‘I’m too old to be cross,’ said Leon. ‘And I’m too drunk,’ I said, completely forgetting to set a good example to my offspring.