Ghost Walk (23 page)
Authors: Alanna Knight
‘He couldn’t have survived a rifle shot at close range like that. See for yourself, there’s no scar, nothing.’
Jack shook his head sadly and kissed me. ‘All part of your
delirium
, love. You had a terrible fever that day, remember.’
Over his shoulder I looked at Thane.
He winked back at me. We had our own secrets…
A
LANNA
K
NIGHT
has written more than fifty novels, three non-fiction titles on R.L. Stevenson, two true crime books, numerous short stories and several plays since the publication of her first book in 1969. Born and educated in Tyneside, she now lives in Edinburgh. She is a member of the Scottish chapter of the Crime Writers’ Association, a founding member of the Scottish Association of Writers, and Honorary President of the Edinburgh Writers’ Club.
www.alannaknight.com
T
HE
I
NSPECTOR
F
ARO
SERIES
Murder in Paradise
The Seal King Murders
T
HE
R
OSE
M
C
Q
UINN
SERIES
The Inspector’s Daughter
Dangerous Pursuits
An Orkney Murder
Ghost Walk
Destroying Angel
Quest for a Killer
Deadly Legacy
T
HE
T
AM
E
ILDOR
SERIES
The Gowrie Conspiracy
The Stuart Sapphire
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First published in Great Britain by Allison & Busby in 2004.
This ebook edition first published in 2012.
Copyright © 2004 by A
LANNA
K
NIGHT
The right of the Alanna Knight to be identified as author of this work has been asserted by her in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act, 1988.
All characters and events in this publication other than those clearly in the public domain are fictitious and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.
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ISBN 978–0–7490–1370–7