Murder at the Inn Quotes

“It is a strange contradiction in life that a slow day is usually more tiring than a busy day.”
― Katie Gayle, Murder at the Inn

“It was one of those English summer days that had decided it was just going to be autumn, and there’s nothing you can do about it. She went back inside and had her lunch at the kitchen table,”
― Katie Gayle, Murder at the Inn

“Did you ask him what he was doing?’ ‘No. It’s not my business. Or is it? Maybe it is? You see, this is the sort of thing I don’t really know.”
― Katie Gayle, Murder at the Inn

“A large group of birders had taken over three tables of the Buttered Scone. Even Julia, a non-tweeter – or was it twitcher? – could identify them by their appearance and habits. Their colouration was distinctive. They were kitted out in sombre earthy tones of brown and green, with sensible walking shoes, also commonly brown. In the winter months, they were adorned with large puffy outer layers to protect them from the cold. In summer, long sleeves guarded against the sun. The female of the species had sensibly cut hair, all the better to spot the birds, Julia presumed. The males were often bespectacled, and even more often bearded. Further clues – and key differentiators from the more common hikers and ramblers – were the presence of high-end binoculars around the neck, and birding books stuffed into pockets or, in this case, laid on the table of the Buttered Scone.”
― Katie Gayle, Murder at the Inn