The Golden Suspect
The clock ticked. It was a brass thing, old and heavy, sitting on the desk of Arthur Penhaligon. He looked at it. The second hand moved. Click. Click. Click. Each sound was a small hammer blow against the silence of the office. Arthur was fifty-two. His hair was thinning, grey at the temples. He rubbed his eyes. They burned. The light from the window was pale, winter light, thin as paper. "Is...
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