McIntosh was unlucky. Kellar's accident found its way into the Sunday newspapers and so too did the scandal regarding Mrs Shaw. No one knew quite how or who to blame for 'Sensational story of police surgeon's secret amour. Disappearing wife returns home. After discovering awful truth about her husband's double life...'
There was no knighthood possible after that. Mabel could not have had a more perfect revenge since Melville was not only thwarted of honour but also of the woman he had loved and the son he craved, who went with his true father and mother to live in Yorkshire.
Kellar, released from hospital, went home to Mabel.
Vince, although sympathetic, considered it prudent to remain at a distance in future. "She obviously hadn't even thought it through, had she? I mean, how could she possibly reappear and reclaim all her property without some very searching questions being asked?"
Faro shrugged. "I don't think it would have ever got that far. The moment she knew Kellar had been convicted, she would never have let him hang. Not after that performance when he was only injured."
"What would she have got, if he'd let her be taken? Not the death sentence, I hope," said Vince.
"A few years for attempted murder."
"Yes, lad, it began by his bedside and I'm afraid it will continue for the rest of her life."
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There are fifteen titles in the Inspector Faro series available from bookstores and on www.amazon.co.uk. Available on Kindle:
Enter Second Murderer
Bloodline
Deadly Beloved
A Quiet Death
To Kill A Queen
Also available on Kindle in the Rose McQuinn series:
The Inspector’s Daughter
Dangerous Pursuits
An Orkney Murder
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