He carried me to the left wing of the house. That room was another fusion of spaces: bedroom, office, walk-in wardrobe. It was modest compared to the main chamber — almost stoic. The headboard of a double bed stood...

“Smith! This looks like a squat! Don’t tell me you live here?!”“Don’t judge a book by its cover, Officer. This is the safest place in the neighbourhood - maybe the safest in the whole of the Marshes!”“Are you sure...

The train station was ten minutes from the hotel on foot, but we covered it faster. The first trains left around five. Two were bound for the Marshes, four minutes apart: one with four stops, the other six. We...

The waiter rolled in the trolley at the same moment Smith stepped out of the bathroom. The amount of food surprised me: potato dish, smoked salmon, roasted chicken wings, Caesar salad, and a cheese plate.“Orange juice? Hm, I thought...