‘The Long Call’

The day they found the body on the shore, Matthew Venn was already haunted by thoughts of death and dying.

The woman had the door of the toll keeper’s cottage open almost before they’d got out of the car. 

When the police left, Gaby went  back to the kitchen and poured herself another glass of wine. She needed to pull 

Maurice Braddick had got into the habit of watching television at breakfast time. When he was working there’d 

The Woodyard was a monument to Jonathan’s confidence and competence and Matthew regarded it with a mixture

In the Woodyard kitchen, the working day was nearly over, the pans clean, the stainless-steel surfaces scrubbed

Matthew was in his office early the next morning. The sun was shining again on the mound of Castle Hill, making the grass 

Maurice Braddick had decided he’d keep Lucy at home until [the] killer was caught. The police obviously

When Matthew left his mother and Susan in the damp little cottage by the marsh, he drove back to Barnstaple

After the evening's briefing in Barnstaple, Matthew was discouraged. He felt the old insecurity biting at his heels

Matthew was visiting Rosa Holsworthy and her parents when news came through that Jen had been right about 

Matthew left Jen in the hospital with Christine and started back to the police station. He would have liked to stay

Jen Rafferty was in the hospital. It was evening and the lights had been switched down. Christine had had a barrage of tests

Jen Rafferty sat in the Shaplands' small, dark cottage, which seemed to have grown out of the marsh, listening 

Gaby had agreed to spend the afternoon with Caz and her father, Christopher Preece. Gaby still wasn’t quite sure 

On Saturday morning Matthew woke early. He’d gone to bed before the others and, wandering into the kitchen

Jen Rafferty had been enjoying her time at home with the kids. When they’d been younger she’d found it hard to deal

Jen Rafferty sat in the Shaplands' cottage near the creek and eased her way carefully into a conversation with Christine 

Matthew was surprised when he returned to the police station, to find that only forty minutes had passed

Jen moved along the dark lane, only aware of Ross because she could hear his footsteps. She'd never lived in a place

Jen Rafferty sat opposite Edward Craven in the interview room. It was chilly — the heating must be on a timer