Murder at Home Quotes

“mitigating”
― Faith Martin, Murder at Home

“officious,”
― Faith Martin, Murder at Home

“gainsaid”
― Faith Martin, Murder at Home

“alacrity”
― Faith Martin, Murder at Home

“desultory”
― Faith Martin, Murder at Home

“I bloody well know she was dying,’ Walter corrected gruffly. ‘She told me. Cancer,’ he added succinctly. ‘And how did she take it?’ Hillary asked, then added quickly, ‘I mean, I know it must have been a shock. I’m sure she was angry, and upset, but generally speaking — did it make her very depressed, or was she more inclined to be scared or introspective? I’m sorry to be asking a question like this, especially over the telephone, but it might be important.’ Over the wire, Walter Keane sighed heavily. ‘Well, it rocked her a bit, of course,’ he agreed. ‘And she had a bit of a weep, like, when she told me. But Flo was never really one to let things get on top of her. She read up on this remission thing, where terminally ill people suddenly get better for a little while. Amazing thing that, not even the doctors know why. She often said she might go in for a bit of that, like. As if, by the power of positive thinking, she could make it happen.’ Walter”
― Faith Martin, Murder at Home

“But the old are more resilient than you think. They get used to bad indigestion, putting up with arthritis, gout, gammy legs, bad backs, you name it. They almost expect to hurt.”
― Faith Martin, Murder at Home

“two”
― Faith Martin, Murder at Home