The Mystery of the Midnight Peacock Quotes

“... now the Loyal Order of Lions is no more. Every member of it has been crossed out. Well - except, I suppose, for you.' - The Baron, to Sophie”
― Katherine Woodfine, The Mystery of the Midnight Peacock

“For a moment, Sophie thought resentfully of what he had said in the letter about giving her an 'ordinary childhood'. 'I'd swap that for a lesson on firearms right now,' she murmured.”
― Katherine Woodfine, The Mystery of the Midnight Peacock

“I never know where you girls are going to turn up next. - Mr Sinclair”
― Katherine Woodfine, The Mystery of the Midnight Peacock

“In the empty fifth-floor office of the building across Piccadilly, the Baron fell to the floor, and London's most famous department store owner calmly pocketed his revolver, and dusted off his hands on an immaculate silk handkerchief.
'Well then - I guess that's that,' he said.”
― Katherine Woodfine, The Mystery of the Midnight Peacock

“Good evening, Miss Taylor. - The Baron”
― Katherine Woodfine, The Mystery of the Midnight Peacock

“And Fairley was getting on, you know,' said the doctor, warming to his subject. 'His sight was beginning to fail - his hands not as steady as they once were - and he was becoming forgetful as he got older. These things do happen as people age.'
'Yes thank you, doctor,' said the old gentleman tartly.”
― Katherine Woodfine, The Mystery of the Midnight Peacock